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White bryony (Bryonia dioica): flowering plant. Woodcut.

A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Avicennia officinalis L.: branch with flowers, fruit and leaves and separate sections of fruits, flowers and kernels. Coloured line engraving.

Elephant apple (Limonia acidissima L.): branch with flowers and fruit, leaf and seeds and cross-section of fruit.

Jasmine (Jasminum angustifolium Willd.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate inflorescence, flower and fruits. Coloured line engraving.

Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Glory Bower (Clerodendron serratum Spreng.): two flowering shoots, infloresence and sections of flower, seed and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

A Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), a poppy (Papaver species) and borage (Borago officinalis): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

A species of Rutaceae: branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.

Fever bark (a species of Croton): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower, fruit and seeds and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.: branch with flowers and fruit, separate fruit and seed and sections of flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.

East Indian or Malabar Kino (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.): branch with flowers, separate shoot bearing flowers and fruit and sections of flowers. Coloured line engraving.

A species of Sapotaceae: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Flower and roots of a red lily (Lilium carolinianum) and a whampum snake (Coluber fasciatus). Etching by M. Catesby, c.1731, after himself.

Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.): branch with flowers, leaves and fruit and dissected fruit showing seed. Coloured line engraving.

A plant (Flacourtia sepiaria): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

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Botany - Pre-Linnean works

Images from the collections

Images about Botany - Pre-Linnean works

Works from the collections

A species of Sapotaceae: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Flower and roots of a red lily (Lilium carolinianum) and a whampum snake (Coluber fasciatus). Etching by M. Catesby, c.1731, after himself.

Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.): branch with flowers, leaves and fruit and dissected fruit showing seed. Coloured line engraving.

A plant (Flacourtia sepiaria): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Botany - Pre-Linnean works

Images from the collections

Images about Botany - Pre-Linnean works

Works from the collections

A species of Sapotaceae: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Flower and roots of a red lily (Lilium carolinianum) and a whampum snake (Coluber fasciatus). Etching by M. Catesby, c.1731, after himself.

Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.): branch with flowers, leaves and fruit and dissected fruit showing seed. Coloured line engraving.

A plant (Flacourtia sepiaria): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

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