Coffee Plant Botanical Journal — 1774 & 1840 Historical Coffee Illustrations Notebook

There are perhaps a dozen plants that have genuinely changed the course of human history — coffee is one of them. In 1774, botanical illustrator J. Miller engraved Coffea arabica with the precision and elegance that defined Enlightenment scientific illustration: the glossy leaves, the clusters of white flowers, the developing and ripe coffee berries, the cross-section of the fruit showing the two seeds within. Sixty-six years later, in 1840, John Ellis documented the same plant in his Historical Account of Coffee, tracing its journey from Arabian curiosity to global commodity — the processing methods, the commercial grades, the geographical spread of cultivation across the tropical world. Two moments in the long history of coffee's documentation, separated by sixty-six years and united by the same extraordinary plant.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print; small 0.5" × 0.5" production barcode on back

Perfect For

• Coffee enthusiasts and specialty coffee lovers
• Baristas, roasters, and café owners
• Botanical illustration collectors
• Tasting notes and brewing journals
• Anyone who appreciates 18th and 19th-century scientific illustration
• A beautiful gift for those who find inspiration in every cup