Works from the collections
10 works

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Cochineal cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) with insects that feed on it, including the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 27 November 1801Reference: 25390i
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Natuerlyke historie van de couchenille, beweezen met authentique documenten. Histoire naturelle de la cochenille, justifiée par des documens authentiques / [Melchoir de Ruusscher].
Ruusscher, Melchoir de.Date: 1729- Archives and manuscripts
Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica
Notes and extracts on vegetable materia medica, botany, etc. (with the exception of MS.2882, which deals with British insects, and MS.7961 which consists of general correspondence).Archive CollectionDate: 1876-1930Reference: MSS.2867-2932, 7961 & WMS/Amer.145-148Archive Collection contains: 71 items (volumes, files or bundles of papers) Holograph manuscripts and typescripts, held as volumes, files or bundles of papers.
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Specification of Abraham Foster : compound for the cure of the ague.
Foster, Abraham.Date: 1856- Books
Spanish red : an ethnogeographical study of cochineal and the Opuntia cactus / R.A. Donkin.
Robin DonkinDate: 1977


