Cascarilla bark plant (Croton eluteria): flowering stem, bark and floral segments. Colour halftone after J. Lambert, c. 1844, after P. Turpin.

  • Turpin, P. J. F. (Pierre Jean François), 1775-1840.
Date:
1844
Reference:
26128i
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Cascarilla bark is used as tonic and bitters

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Philadelphia : John Wyeth & Brother

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1 print : halftone, printed in colour ; border 26.7 x 17.6 cm

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Cascarilla ... Turpin P. Lambert Je sculp. A reproduction of an 18th century hand-colored engraving Wyeth C. M. P. Lettering continues with text describing uses for the cascarilla plant

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Wellcome Collection 26128i

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