Original Hand‑Colored Copperplate Engraving — Melastomataceae (Meadow Beauty Family) — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (19th Century)

An authentic 19th‑century hand‑colored copperplate engraving depicting members of the Melastomataceae (Meadow Beauty) family. Rendered in the S. Curtis tradition, the plate shows the family’s characteristic veined foliage and vivid floral structures with scientific precision, finished with period hand‑applied watercolor on wove paper. A refined example of Victorian natural history illustration. Excellent circulated condition.

Dimension: W10.5" x H14"

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