| Nathaniel Lord Britton Joseph Nelson Rose Cacti The
chromolithographs below are by Mary Emily Eaton
and are cut from the first edition of Nathaniel
L. Britton and Joseph N. Rose's
classic four-volume Cactaceae: Descriptions
and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family, published by
the Carnegie Institute, Washington, 1919-1923.
The
lithography is by A. Hoen & Co of Baltimore. The plates show light,
even age toning, so they have an ivory cast and are not quite as bright
as the photos suggest. Britton and Rose selected Mary
Emily Eaton (1873-1961) as the illustrator for their magnum opus.
Trained as an artist in England, Eaton served as principal artist
for the New York Botanical Garden, illustrating the Addisonia.
She also did illustations for the National Geographic
Magazine and Contributions from the US National Herbarium. Size: 9 x 11.5 inches |
N. L. Britton Cacti