Syngenesia Journal — Geisler 1795 Linnaean Sunflower Chart

In 1795, an engraver in Leipzig set his burin to copper and produced a plate that distilled the Linnaean order of the plant world into a single image. Classis XIX. Syngenesia — the class of fused anthers, of sunflowers and daisies and thistles — arranged with the precision of Enlightenment science and the beauty of botanical art at its finest.

Both covers reproduce E. G. Geisler's 1795 engraved and hand-coloured botanical plate Classis XIX. Syngenesia, from an Enlightenment-era botanical compendium, Leipzig — a scientific classification of the Asteraceae family under Linnaeus's sexual system, featuring Helianthus sunflowers and Chrysanthemum daisies in full colour, intense orange Calendula, detailed Arnica and thistle capitula with cross-sections of floral anatomy, root diagrams, and seed structures, all rendered in the meticulous hand-coloured engraving style of 18th-century natural history illustration.

Product Details

• Format: 5.75 × 8 in (14.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets)
• Perforated pages — tear out cleanly without damaging the binding
• Paper weight: 100 gsm, suitable for fountain pens and pencils
• Hardcover with matte finish, casewrap sewn binding
• Weight: 400 g (14.1 oz)

Perfect For

• Botanical art collectors and natural history enthusiasts
• Lovers of Enlightenment science and Linnaean taxonomy
• Sunflower, daisy, and composite flower admirers
• Field botanists and gardeners who write by hand
• Everyday writing, field notes, and daily planning
• Thoughtful gifts for scientists, gardeners, and nature lovers

Read more: The Fused Anthers: Linnaeus, Geisler and the Botanical Order of Syngenesia