{"product_id":"coffee-plant-hardcover-journal-botanical-hardcover-notebook-for-coffee-lovers","title":"Coffee Plant Botanical Journal — 1774 \u0026 1840 Historical Coffee Illustrations Notebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere are perhaps a dozen plants that have genuinely changed the course of human history. Coffee is one of them. In 1774, the botanical illustrator J. Miller engraved \u003cstrong\u003eCoffea arabica\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Account of Coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis journal carries Miller’s 1774 engraving on the front cover and Ellis’s 1840 lithograph on the back. They are images that reward sustained attention — that reveal more the longer you study them, that repay close looking with an ever-deeper appreciation of the plant that fuels the world. The coffee house of the Enlightenment — where ideas were exchanged, newspapers read, and the public sphere constituted — ran on this plant. So, perhaps, does your best thinking.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Matte laminated full-wrap print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront cover: J. Miller, \u003cem\u003eCoffea arabica\u003c\/em\u003e botanical engraving (1774)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack cover: John Ellis, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Account of Coffee\u003c\/em\u003e lithograph (1840)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee enthusiasts and specialty coffee lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaristas, roasters and café owners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBotanical illustration collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTasting notes and brewing journals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who appreciates 18th and 19th-century scientific illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA beautiful gift for those who find inspiration in every cup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Illustrations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Enlightenment botanist who engraved the coffee plant, the economic botanist who traced its global journey, and the coffee house as the birthplace of modern ideas — \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/miller-1774-ellis-1840-coffee-plant-botanical-illustration-coffea-arabica\"\u003eread the full story on our blog →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":62825808789873,"sku":"25406140276716774850","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/Coffee_plant_botanical_journal_on_wooden_counter_in_specialty_coffee_shop.png?v=1776177600","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/coffee-plant-hardcover-journal-botanical-hardcover-notebook-for-coffee-lovers","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}