Antique Coconut Palm Botanical Study, Cocos nucifera, c.1831
Description: This highly detailed botanical engraving presents a full analytical study of the coconut palm, including flowers, fruit, cross-sections, and trunk structure. It is one of the most technically complete plates in the series.
Published in Zenker’s Merkantilische Waarenkunde, the image documents a plant of enormous economic importance, used for food, oil, fiber, and construction.
Original hand coloring is restrained and precise, allowing the structural complexity to remain legible.
Condition report: Moderate toning and light foxing. No damage.
Framing tips: A pale grey or parchment mat with a simple dark frame suits the technical focus.
Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring Maker: Jonathan Carl Zenker, Germany, 1831–1832
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