Wohlriechendes Veilchen, Viola odorata, Prof. Dr. Pilling, 1916ABOUT From 1915 to 1918, botanist and illustrator Prof. Dr. Pilling created a series of botanical wall charts ('Representatives of native plant families'). It was published by Verlag Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig, and printed by Lithographische Anstalt von Walter Mller, Gera. The lithograph 'Viola odorata' is plate 6 of the series. DETAILS creator Prof. Dr. Pilling, Altenburg und Walter Mller place of origin Germany date of manufacture 1916

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Lithography of course is an enormously demanding technique - especially at this large scale - which required 15 to 20 manual print-cycles for a single piece

Beautiful use of colors

but overall good vintage condition considering its age and use

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discoloration

The shark is "Plate 4" in the series

Vintage large-scale wall chart of the anatomy of the "Tyroglyphus sp

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and printed by Lithographische Anstalt von Walter Müller