{"product_id":"elais-and-avoira-pl-896-encyclopdie-mthodique","title":"Elaeis and Avoira, Pl. 896 — Encyclopédie Méthodique","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe oil palm \u003cem\u003eElaeis\u003c\/em\u003e and the related \u003cem\u003eAvoira\u003c\/em\u003e, depicted at a time when European naturalists were only beginning to document the economic botany of tropical Africa and South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter J. E. de Sève; engraved by Robert Bénard. \u003cem\u003eBotanique\u003c\/em\u003e, Plate 896, from the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in Paris, c. 1800.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e expanded upon Diderot and d'Alembert's original \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/em\u003e, reorganising knowledge into subject-specific dictionaries with thousands of newly commissioned plates. Its \u003cem\u003eBotanique\u003c\/em\u003e section, overseen by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, remains a landmark of Enlightenment-era plant taxonomy and scientific illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopperplate engraving on laid paper, approximately 29.7 × 21.6 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50760636268830,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Botanica_BW_-_020_thumb_0f9dcd26-85a6-4233-a84b-c0b0e1f33392.jpg?v=1775453643","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/elais-and-avoira-pl-896-encyclopdie-mthodique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}