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March 03, 2008: Rare Botanical Book in Bentonville Arkansas Library

"Only about 200 copies of the Victoria Regia were made using chromolithography in the mid-1800 s, and many collectors disassembled the books to showcase the illustrations, chief curator Chris Crosman said. A chromolithograph is an image that is produced using a series of colored plates, rather than being hand-drawn. "

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