'Malus sativa'
Date
1750
Creator
Elizabeth Blackwell (1707 - 1758, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
28651
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 375mm
width (page): 228mm
width (page): 228mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of a branch of an apple tree, Malus domestica [listed here as Malus sativa], showing the fruit and flowers.
Plate 141 from Elizabeth Blackwell's Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Krauter-Buch..., volume two; the German version of her A Curious Herbal (1737-1739), a reference work on medicinal plants.
Inscribed below: 'Malus sativa. [1.2. Bliithe [?] 3.4. Fruicht. 5-7 Saame]'
Translates as: 'Malus sativa. [1.2. unknown [?] 3.4. Fruit. 5-7 Seeds]'
Plate 141 from Elizabeth Blackwell's Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Krauter-Buch..., volume two; the German version of her A Curious Herbal (1737-1739), a reference work on medicinal plants.
Inscribed below: 'Malus sativa. [1.2. Bliithe [?] 3.4. Fruicht. 5-7 Saame]'
Translates as: 'Malus sativa. [1.2. unknown [?] 3.4. Fruit. 5-7 Seeds]'
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