JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 22 natural history It stands as a testament

It stands as a testament to the evolving knowledge of the world during a period of exploration and discovery

This is a highly detailed early land survey map of Southern and Central California from Los Angeles to San Francisco

it was one of the largest cities in the world

Sketch of a Chinese Woman

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 22 natural history It stands as a testamentJAPANESE (Late 19th Century) Lilies Woodblock print and finished by hand on pith laid down on heavier stock 17 x 10 sheet Provenance: Nevins Memorial Library, MA Beautiful hand colored woodcuts from a Japanese nursery catalogue produced by the Yokohama Nursery Company for the export market. The company was formed at the end of the nineteenth for the purpose of exporting Japanese plants to the West, capitalizing on the prevailing wave of Japonism. The