1812. Original Watercolours of Plants, Including AmericanSmall folio; contemp. half calf (with title on spine "drawings of plants"). Small folio.On front pastedown: "M.H. Speirs 1820.Beautiful album with 53 high-quality original watercolour drawings, mostly with flower names in English or Latin and mainly dated from 1812 to April 1817. - 2 plates folded in the margins. Slightly foxed. Contemporary half leather, spine rubbed.Predominantly with flower names in English and Latin and Format ca. 14-24: 10-17 cm; on firm paper chamois, format ca. 28 : 18 cm. Illustrations of lilies and aloe as well as numerous American flowers "Virginian Dragonhead", "American Atragen", "Virginian Platonica" and many more "Chinese Epidendrum".