Henry Bradbury Antique Nature-Printed Seaweed Prints 1859

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Title Page BRD290 $35	Title Page BRD291 $55	Title Page BRD292 $35


Title Page BRD293 $55	Title Page BRD294 $55	Title Page BRD295 $55


Ptilota BRD296 $45	Sphaerococcus BRD297 SOLD	Wormskioldia BRD298 $55


Nitophyllum BRD299 $45	Delesseria BRD300 SOLD	Nitophyllum BRD301 $55


Rhodymenia BRD302 $49	Plocamium BRD303 $45	Calophyllis BRD304 SOLD


Polysiphonia BRD305 $45	Halymenia BRD306 $45	Polysiphonia BRD307 $45


Chylocladia BRD308 $45	Schizymenia BRD309 SOLD	Griffithsia BRD310 $45


Halymenia BRD311 $35	Calliblepharis BRD312 $45	Schizymenia BRD313 $35


Ahnfeltia BRD314 $35	Phyllophora BRD315 $35	Gigartina BRD316 $35


Gracilaria BRD317 $35	Calliblepharis BRD318 $45	Lomentaria BRD319 $39


Helminthocladia BRD320 $35	Furcellaria BRD321 $45	Dumoutia BRD322 $35


Gelidium BRD323 $35	Callithamnion BRD324 $35	Gelidum BRD325 $35


Dasya BRD327 $45	Gelidum BRD326 $45	Griffithsia BRD328 SOLD


Ceramium BRD329 $35	Ceramium BRD330 $35	Polysiphonia BRD331 $39


Ptilota BRD332 $35	Ceramium BRD333 $35	Chondria BRD334 $35

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We have scoured the print world for this selection of rare prints from “The Nature-Printed British Sea-Weeds” by Bradbury and Evans, published in 1859. These intricately detailed prints were created using the “nature-printed” process developed by the Austrian Alois Auer and perfected by Henry Bradbury. In this unique process a plant is pressed into a plate of soft lead, leaving an impression from which an electrotype is made. The resultant prints are incredibly life like and true to nature, capturing the fine detail of each seaweed without the interpretation of an engraver or artist. They are printed in a range of colors, with three colors sometimes combined on one plate. Each print measures approximately 6 inches wide by 9 ½ inches long. Please note there is foxing in some, as is often found with this work, and which is clearly shown.

A copy of the title page is included with each print.

The beauty of the seaweeds is startling, as it is nature printing at its very pinnacle. On many of the prints, it is possible to feel the raised surface of the inks used. No web scan can completely capture the subtle detail, but the pictures provided are as accurate as possible, so please inspect them carefully.