{"product_id":"cecropia-pl-800-encyclopedie-methodique","title":"Cecropia, Pl. 800 — Encyclopédie Méthodique","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant hand-coloured engraving of \u003cem\u003eCecropia\u003c\/em\u003e, the tropical trumpet tree, its bold palmate leaves depicted with characteristic botanical precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter J. E. de Sève; engraved by Robert Bénard. \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique\u003c\/em\u003e, Plate 800. Published in Paris, 1793.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e was an ambitious expansion of Diderot and d'Alembert's original \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/em\u003e, commissioning fresh illustrations from leading natural history draughtsmen. The Botanique volumes documented hundreds of exotic genera newly arriving in European collections, reflecting the era's expanding knowledge of tropical flora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 29.7 × 21.6 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50760643379486,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Botanica_HC_-_014_thumb_f9bc53d4-67f2-4206-b068-fa39373b7293.jpg?v=1775454676","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/cecropia-pl-800-encyclopedie-methodique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}