'Pinus 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 from a stone pine tree, Pinus pinea [listed here as Pinus sativa], with needle-like leaves and broad pine cones. This tree is native to the Mediterranena region, occuring in Southern Europe, Israel, Lebanon and Syria.
Plate 189 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: 'Pinus. Pinus sativa [1. Bliithe [?] 2. Frucht 3-10. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Pinus. Pinus sativa [1. unknown [?] 2. Fruit 3-10. Seeds]'
Plate 189 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: 'Pinus. Pinus sativa [1. Bliithe [?] 2. Frucht 3-10. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Pinus. Pinus sativa [1. unknown [?] 2. Fruit 3-10. Seeds]'
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