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Nutmeg and mace tree, Myristica moschata, Myristica fragrans, from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby...

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Nutmeg and mace tree, Myristica moschata, Myristica fragrans, from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
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Sowerby, James (1757-1822) (after) / English
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
handcoloured copperplate engraving
Date
1832 AD (C19th AD)
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Leaves and branches with nutmeg seed (kernel) and mace (aril). Nutmeg and mace tree, Myristica moschata, Myristica fragrans. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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tree / print / herb / flower / seed / nutmeg / hooker / branches / flowers / flavor / herbal / kernel / tree / stem / spice / leaves / plant / antique / mace / botany / fragrans / sowerby / copperplate / medical / botanical / handcolored / medicinal / engraving / illustration / curry / 1832 / james / william / jackson / moschata / woodville / myristica / aril / Engraving / Mzengraving
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