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Botanical Illustrations of Unique Plants

Detailed illustrations showcasing intricate plant structures. Features bulbous roots, delicate leaves, flower buds, and pod-bearing stems. Emphasizes natural beauty and growth.

Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, Paris, Pichard, 1821-1829, plants, West Indies, Anguinae, Cornicule, The illustration features a botanical composition of a plant known for its unique and intricate structures. In the foreground, a bulbous root system emerges from the ground, suggesting a robust foundation. Rising from this root system are slender stems adorned with delicate leaves. At the top of one stem, small clusters of white flower buds are poised to bloom, while another stem bears elongated, bean-like pods, hinting at the plants reproductive stage. This engaging display showcases the detailed anatomy of the plant, emphasizing its natural beauty and complexity in reproduction and growth. The background remains simple, allowing the plant to be the focal point, highlighting its unique characteristics.
Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, Paris, Pichard, 1821-1829, plants, West Indies, Anguinae, Cornicule, The illustration features a botanical composition of a plant known for its unique and intricate structures. In the foreground, a bulbous root system emerges from the ground, suggesting a robust foundation. Rising from this root system are slender stems adorned with delicate leaves. At the top of one stem, small clusters of white flower buds are poised to bloom, while another stem bears elongated, bean-like pods, hinting at the plants reproductive stage. This engaging display showcases the detailed anatomy of the plant, emphasizing its natural beauty and complexity in reproduction and growth. The background remains simple, allowing the plant to be the focal point, highlighting its unique characteristics.
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Beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895.
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Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Thelocactus in der Familie der Kakteengewächse, Iconographie descriptive des cactees, Ch. Lemaire, 1847, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Echinocactus cornigerus var. flavispinus, Kaktus, Revue de la famille des Cactees, A.P. de Candolle, 1829, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (February 16, 1834 - August 9, 1919), also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including anthropogeny, ecology, phylum, phylogeny, and the kingdom Protista. Haeckel promoted and popularized Charles Darwin's work in Germany.
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A coffee plant (Coffea arabica), its flower and fruit segments bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.
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Warner's King apple, Malus domestica, ornamental, frame, handcoloured, glyphograph, engraving, Benjamin, Maund, Fruitist, London, 1850, Groombridge, Sons, 17901863, pharmacist, botanist, printer, bookseller, publisher, Botanic, Garden, Botanist, glyphography.
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Chiavenna grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1817. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.
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Mushroom, earthball (Scleroderma) vulgare, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known
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Erectus, a genus of plant in the cactus family (Cereus), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century original
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Kulturpflanze, Wohlriechender Schraubenbaum, Pandanus odoratissimus, Illustration von Carl Bollmann, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt 69859pl
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Paleozoic underwater reef, animal and primordial plant forms reconstructed from fossil remains, drawing.
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A diseased duodenum. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
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Coloured Club Echinus. Coloured etching by T. L. Busby.
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Psittacara de la Patagonie, Naturalist Illustration
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Fungus, Crucibulum vulgare (below), digital reproduction of an Illustration by Emil Doerstling (1859-1940)
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Africa. Exploration of Stanley. King Chumbiri. Engraving. Africa inexplorada, el Continente Misterioso by Henry Morton Stanley, c. 1887. Later colouration.