The Plates

The engravings on this site, all in the public domain, and where they come from.

  • Dogwood plate, after Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The Dogwood — Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva, 1812

    The Dogwood

    Cornus florida

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 48, after P. J. Redouté (1819 edition)

  • Magnolia plate, after Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The Magnolia — engraved by Gabriel after Redouté, 1812

    The Magnolia

    Magnolia grandiflora

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 51, after P. J. Redouté (1819 edition)

  • Cornus florida, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1801
    The Dogwood — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1801

    The Dogwood

    Cornus florida

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 526, 1801, drawn by S. Edwards, engraved by F. Sansom

  • Laurus nobilis, Atlas des plantes de France, 1891
    The Bay Laurel — Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, 1891

    The Bay Laurel

    Laurus nobilis

    A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, plate 282, 1891

  • Magnolia grandiflora, 19th-century engraving
    The Magnolia — Loudon’s Arboretum, 1838

    The Magnolia, a specimen tree

    Magnolia grandiflora

    J. C. Loudon, Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 1838

  • Magnolia grandiflora, Loudon’s Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 1838
    The Magnolia — Loudon’s Arboretum, 1838

    The Magnolia

    Magnolia grandiflora

    J. C. Loudon, Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 1838

  • Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1791
    The Mountain Laurel — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1791

    The Mountain Laurel

    Kalmia latifolia

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 175, vol. 5, 1791–92

  • Mertensia virginica, the Virginia bluebell, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1791
    The Virginia Bluebell — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1791

    The Virginia Bluebell

    Mertensia virginica

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 160 (as Pulmonaria virginica), vol. 5, 1791–92

  • Azalea nudiflora, the pink azalea, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1792
    The Pink Azalea — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1792

    The Pink Azalea

    Rhododendron periclymenoides

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 180 (as Azalea nudiflora), vol. 5, 1791–92

  • Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip poplar, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1794
    The Tulip Poplar — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1794

    The Tulip Poplar

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 275, vol. 8, 1794

  • Lonicera sempervirens, the trumpet honeysuckle, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1804
    The Trumpet Honeysuckle — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1804

    The Trumpet Honeysuckle

    Lonicera sempervirens

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 781, 1804, drawn by S. Edwards

  • Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip poplar, after Bessa, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The Tulip Poplar — Bessa, for Michaux’s North American Sylva, 1819

    The Tulip Poplar

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 61, after P. Bessa, engraved by Gabriel (1819 edition)

  • Acer rubrum, the red maple, in flower, after Bessa, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The Red Maple — Bessa, for Michaux’s North American Sylva, 1819

    The Red Maple

    Acer rubrum

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 41, after P. Bessa, engraved by Gabriel (1819 edition)

  • Sanguinaria canadensis, the bloodroot, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1792
    The Bloodroot — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1792

    The Bloodroot

    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 162, vol. 5, 1791–92

  • Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1795
    The Cardinal Flower — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1795

    The Cardinal Flower

    Lobelia cardinalis

    Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, plate 320, vol. 9, 1795

  • Diospyros virginiana, the persimmon, in fruit, after Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The Persimmon — Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva, 1819

    The Persimmon

    Diospyros virginiana

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 93, after P. J. Redouté, engraved by Gabriel (1819 edition)

  • Ilex opaca, the American holly, in berry, after Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva
    The American Holly — Redouté, for Michaux’s North American Sylva, 1819

    The American Holly

    Ilex opaca

    F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva, plate 84, after H. J. Redouté, engraved by Renard (1819 edition)

  • Dover Mills on the James River, 19th-century engraving
    Dover Mills, on the James River — period engraving, public domain

    Dover Mills, on the James River

    Dover Mills, on the James River and Kanawha Canal, Virginia — wood engraving after a sketch by J. R. Hamilton, 19th century

  • The canal basin at Lynchburg, Virginia, wood engraving, 1857
    The canal basin at Lynchburg — wood engraving, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, 1857

    The canal basin at Lynchburg

    Canal basin at Lynchburg — wood engraving in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, vol. 15, September 1857, p. 441

The plates are reproduced from scans on Wikimedia Commons and the Internet Archive; open one to see its page there. The scrollwork on the frames, the heads of the pages and the footer’s divider are licensed ornaments, not public domain; they are part of this site’s design and not for reuse.

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