Belgian artist Berthe Hoola Van Nooten accompanied her husband to Jakarta (then Batavia), the capital of Java, where he died. Left with debts to pay and a family to support,  unable to afford passage back to Belgium for her family, van Nooten was undeterred by her  situation. She realized that flower books were all the rage in Europe, and decided to put her artistic skills to good use by painting the exotic plants and flowers of her home in exile.she marketed a selection of her paintings as chromolithographs and published under the title Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4 with the backing of the Queen of the Netherlands.

Pieter De Pannemaeker was a prolific watercolor artist and engraver active in Gand, Belgium, in the 19th century. He specialized in landscapes and botanicals and contributed to many periodicals and publications at a time when Belgium was a center for botanical publishing. His credits include art and engraving for Lindenia and L’Illustration Horticole..

Amarantus Tricolor [Variegated Amaranth] Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic ) CONDITION image area perfect fold to base right corner out of mount area

Amarantus Tricolor [Variegated Amaranth] p2 Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £255 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic ) CONDITION image area perfect edge tear right edge 1.6cm Edge tear to base 1cm light toning compared to above

Caladium Bicolor. Vent.[English: Caladium] Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )

Cynometra Cauliflora [NamNam] p1 Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )

Cynometra Cauliflora [NamNam] p2 Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £255 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic ) CONDITION image area perfect edge tear right edge 1.6cm Edge tear to base 1cm light toning compared to above

. Spathiphyllopsis Minahasse - Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )

.Pisonia Sylvestrus, Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )

Otophora Alata [lunan nut] Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £285 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )

Tradescantia discolor [Boat Lily or Moses-in-the-cradle]  Chromolithographs  by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten,(1840 - 1885)  from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. Page Size   21.75 x 15.75 inches, overall . Published Brussels: C. Muquardt, [circa 1863-1885]. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. £45 mounted inc delivery ( mount is to protect the pic )SERIOUS CONDITION ISSUES ALL THE PAGES ARE PRINTED TO ALIGHT PAPER BONDED TO A STIFFER PAPER IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE THIS HAS BECOME SEPARATED AND LUMPY  AS A SERIOUS KNOBBLY SURFACE. . . .thing porridge between the layers ! . . . . possibly better framed or superb in a hotel as looks the part