Curtis Botanical – Plate 7127 – Pincushion Hakea / Sea Urchin Hakea

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 7127.

Plant: Hakea Laurina (Pincushion Hakea / Sea Urchin Hakea). Native to: Western Australia (endemic).

One of Australia's most visually striking plants — crimson-and-cream flowers shaped exactly like a pincushion or sea urchin. Endemic to Western Australia. Beloved by nectar-feeding birds. Caused a sensation when first displayed in London botanical gardens.

Printed in London. Each print is an original page removed from a bound volume of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, the world's oldest continuously published botanical journal (founded 1787). Uncolored plate. Sold individually. Minor age-related toning consistent with 19th-century paper.

This is an original uncolored (plain) plate from leftover publisher stock of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, printed in London. It was issued uncolored and never bound. We bought the holding at the estate of a Chicago rare bookseller. Labels and stock papers from the British dealer Wheldon & Wesley came with it. Library stamps, when present, are noted on the listing.