'Citrullus anguria'
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 watermelon plant, Citrullus lanatus [listed here as Citrullus Anguria]. The plant originates from Africa, south of the equator.
Plate 157 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: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. Bliithe [?] 2. Frucht 3. 4. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. unknown [?] 2. Fruit 3. 4. Seeds]'
Plate 157 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: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. Bliithe [?] 2. Frucht 3. 4. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Citrullus Anguria [1. unknown [?] 2. Fruit 3. 4. Seeds]'
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