1777 William Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of The Green Field-Speedwell India Thracia by Guillaume Delisle was

Thracia by Guillaume Delisle was engraved by Philip Bauche and published in 1780 - the date is engraved in the scale cartouche (Ref: M&B

Wellesley was born in Dublin

Cape Kidnappers (a point on the North Island where Maori warriors attempted to abduct a member of the Endeavors crew)

producing large amounts of waste

1777 William Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of The Green Field-Speedwell India Thracia by Guillaume Delisle wasTitle : Veronica agrestis. Procumbent Speed. Well. Ref #: 93479 Size: 19in x 11 1 2in (490mm x 295mm) Date : 1777 1798 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique botanical print by William Curtis was published in his large 1st edition folio edition of his famous and most enduring 6 volumes of Flora Londinensis: or, plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs