Philip Miller Botanical Prints

Phillip Miller
Botanicals

The hand-colored, copperplate engravings below are cut from Phillip Miller's (1691-1771) classic Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants, published in installments between 1755 and 1760.. In 1722, Miller became head gardener of thc Chelsea Physic Garden, whose collection was the largest in Europe. He was first to show the importance insects played in fertilizing flowers. After publishing the Gardener's Dictionary, Miller was elected to the Royal Academy and the Botanical Academy of Florence. Most of the plates are by Richard Lancake, Georg Dionysius Ehret, and Johann Sebastion Mueller.

In the preface to the work, Miller observes: "In the execution of this work no expense has been spared to render it as perfect as possible. The drawings were taken from living plants, the engravings were most of them done under the author's inspection and the plates have been carefully coloured from the original drawings."

Size: Approximately 9.75 x 16.25 inches.

A very rare work.

jcorwin@classicnatureprints	Name	Price	Condition
MILLER-02 2	Amaranthus racemis	125.00	Excellent
MILLER-209	Spartium radiatum Starry Broom Genista sagittalis Jointed Broom	145.00	Excellent
MILLER-055	Asparagus officinalis Common Asparagus Asperula odorata Sweet-Scented Woodroof	Sold	Excellent
MILLER-100	Colutea	145.00	Excellent
MILLER-289	Coronilla	145.00	Excellent
MILLER-104	Cornus	125.00	Excellent
MILLER-147	Hyoscyamus albus White Henbane	145.00	Excellent
MILLER-308	Anthericum African Spider Wort Low Spider Wort	125.00	Excellent
MILLER-147	Coronilla valentina Small Shrubby Coronilla Great Shrbby Coronilla	Sold	Excellent
MILLER-147	Tamarix gallica French Tamarisk Tamarix germanica German Tamarisk	Sold	Excellent
MILLER-133	Epimedium Barrenwort	125.00	Excellent
MILLER-232	Securidaca	95.00	Excellent-
MILLER-12	Aconitum Monkshood	125.00	Excellent
MILLER-227	Tanacetum annum Annual Tansy Athanasia crithmifolia Sampire-Leaved Athanasia	125.00	Excellent
Ordering Information