Background:

These hand-colored Botanical prints are from The Botanic Garden, published from 1825 to 1851 by Benjamin Maund.  The Garden consisted of "highly finished representations of hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants cultivated in Great Britain".   Maund, who is also known as the publisher of The Botanist, authored the text which described for each plant "their names, classes, orders, history, qualities, culture and physiological observations".  Among the illustrators were two of Maund's daughters, identified as Miss S. Maund and Miss E. Maund.

Each print is provided in a conservation mat that is ready to be framed.  A photo showing a matted Botanic Garden print is shown at the end of this page.  Included with the Botanical prints are the original text pages authored by Benjamin Maund.