Description

Description of Carl A. Harzer's Naturgetreue Abbildungen der vorzuglichsten essbaren, giftigen und v

These fine hand-colored engravings are from the work entitled Naturgetreue Abbildungen der vorzuglichsten essbaren, giftigen und verdaechtigen Pilze, mit besonderer Rucksicht auf die verschiedenen Altersstufen von der ersten Entwickelung bis zum ausgebildeten Wachsthume (translated: Illustrations true to nature of the excellent edible, poisonous and suspicious mushrooms, out of special consideration for the different age groups the Wachsthume trained from the first development to. After own observations drawn and described.) These rare mushrooms are enlivened with bold hand-coloring, making them very unique indeed. They were published in 1842 in Dresden by Eduard Pietzsch and Company.