Art

Copper engraving of Calotropis Gigantea (Crown flower), native to Indonesia, Malasyia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and China. In India the plant is common in the compounds of Temples and is known as Madar. Cornelis de Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs. Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Size: 29 x 20 cm.