Joseph Prestele, 1796-1867 : The Bavarian years, 1796-1843 : Beginnings of a botanical artist ; A religious conversion and what followed -- To America, 1843 : Ebenezer, New York, 1843-1858 ; An art career resumed ; Production details ; “A high standard of excellence” ; Plates for the book that was never published ; Reports on the botany of the far west ; “The sad story with Vick” ; Plates for nurserymen -- Iowa, the Amana settlement : Prestele’s last years, 1858-1867 -- The three Prestele sons : Joseph Prestele, Jr. -- Gottlieb Prestele -- William Henry Prestele : Color plates -- Glossary: technical terms used by Joseph Prestele and Isaac Sprague in their signatures on plates -- Appendix A: annotated checklist of published plates for The Forest Trees of North America, by Asa Gray, together with preliminary watercolors and proofs -- Appendix B: partial checklist of U.S. army reports of western expeditions containing illustrations produced wholly or in party by Joseph Prestele -- Appendix C: checklist of nurserymen’s plates signed by, or attributed to, Joseph Prestele, Sr., and his sons Gottlieb and William Henry.
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