Avocado (*Persea...

Botanical plate of avocado with whole fruit, seed, and internal anatomy.

A complete set of 22 original hand-colored lithographs of ferns by Turpin, from the Dizionario di Scienze Naturali (c. 1830).

Antique botanical illustrations of the banana tree and its floral anatomy by Turpin. 

Detailed antique illustrations of the date palm tree and its floral and fruit anatomy. 

A pair of plates dedicated to the sago palm tree and its structural details. 

Beautiful palm-like depiction of the Cycas circinalis, the queen sago.

A detailed antique plate of Cycas circinalis, the Indian Sago Palm, showing the female specimen and fruit anatomy. 

A splendid tropical palm: the true sago of the Moluccas. 

A unique lot of 7 hand-colored antique prints depicting various species of algae, illustrated by Turpin and Prêtre.

Double plate of cultivated maize (Zea mays) from Turpins botanical series.

Finely detailed print of Laurus cinnamomum by Turpin, from the Dizionario di Scienze Naturali. 

Colorful botanical illustration of Pisum arvense, wild pea, engraved by Turpin.