Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.21707
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Bitter orange
Date
1777
Creator
Johann Sebastian Müller (1710 - 1792, German) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
49775
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 462mm
width (print): 310mm
width (print): 310mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical illustration of Citrus aurantium or the bitter orange plant, native to Southeast Asia, showing a branch with blossom and fruits. A cross section of the fruit can be seen to the lower right-hand side with further details of the flower and seeds below.
Plate to Illustratio systematis sexualis LINNAEI (an illustration of the sexual system of LINNAEUS) by Johannem Miller (London, 1777).
Accompanying text ‘Classis XVIII. Ordo II. POLYADELPHIA ICOSANDRIA, CITRUS.’
John Miller also known as Johann Sebastian Mueller (1715-ca.1792) was a German engraver and botanist.
Plate to Illustratio systematis sexualis LINNAEI (an illustration of the sexual system of LINNAEUS) by Johannem Miller (London, 1777).
Accompanying text ‘Classis XVIII. Ordo II. POLYADELPHIA ICOSANDRIA, CITRUS.’
John Miller also known as Johann Sebastian Mueller (1715-ca.1792) was a German engraver and botanist.