1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Lychnis Dioica - Red Campion Portraits At the beginning of the

At the beginning of the 14th century the town was one of the largest in France

He demonstrated the vacuum pump to separate the pairs of copper hemispheres using air pressures

the result of the observations was not as conclusive or accurate as had been hoped

In 1641 he moved there from The Hague for good

1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Lychnis Dioica - Red Campion Portraits At the beginning of theTitle : Lychnis Dioica flore rubro. Red Campion Ref #: 93473 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 of