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The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.

A bonsai tree on a rock and a cycad (Cycas revoluta) in a decorated pot with a Japanese watering vessel. Watercolour.

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The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.

A bonsai tree on a rock and a cycad (Cycas revoluta) in a decorated pot with a Japanese watering vessel. Watercolour.