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Leopold George Christian Frederick, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Copperplate engraving by Henry Meyer after a portrait by Alfred Edward Chalon from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of

Branch of white plum blossom on a rock with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of pink plum blossom on a rock with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of white plum blossom with calligraphy. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branches of plum blossom with calligraphy and seal
Branches of white and pink plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed

Plum blossom branch with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branch of plum blossom covered with snow. With calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed

Branches of plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko

Branches of white plum blossom against a full moon. With calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden

Branch of pink plum blossom over a river. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branch of pink plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of white plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. Sarracenia porporina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Giant cabomba, Cabomba aquatica
Giant cabomba aquarium plant, Cabomba aquatica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Gomphia nitida, Gonfia lustra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata. Sassifraga bianca. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Nova 2644 fol. 69r Turtle Doves, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI143011 Nova 2644 fol.69r Turtle Doves, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Poinciana Regia, illustration from Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choises de la Flore
BON111089 Poinciana Regia, illustration from Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choises de la Flore et de la Pomone de l Ile de Java, engraved by G

Scenes of sowing and harvesting, from the Tomb of Unsou, East Thebes, New Kingdom (c
XIR238735 Scenes of sowing and harvesting, from the Tomb of Unsou, East Thebes, New Kingdom (c.1555-1080 BC) (pigment on clay) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 68 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Nutmeg, plate 353 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving)
STC206876 The Nutmeg, plate 353 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Mustard, plate 446 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving)
STC176422 Mustard, plate 446 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coffea Arabica (Coffee) botanical plate from La Botanique mise a la portee de Tout
CHT221169 Coffea Arabica (Coffee) botanical plate from La Botanique mise a la portee de Tout le Monde by Nicolas Francois Regnault (1746-1810) published in Paris

Cover of "Le Don Quixote", number 670, Satirique en Colours
ICA4924903 Cover of " Le Don Quixote", number 670, Satirique en Colours, 1887_4_23: Le semeur - Jeux graphiques, Administration, Bureaucratie - Sower

Coffee seed plant in a 19th century herbarium
GIA4818079 Coffee seed plant in a 19th century herbarium. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Franklinia tree, Gordonia pubescens (engraving)
5855008 Franklinia tree, Gordonia pubescens (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seed of the Franklinia tree)

Representation of a fruit tree seed Description made by the Dutch trader
GIA4807272 Representation of a fruit tree seed Description made by the Dutch trader and scientist Antoine van Leeuwenhoek (or Leeuvenhoek Leeuwenhoeck) (or Antoni or Anthonie) (1632-1723)

Garance des dyers - Madder, Rubia tinctorum, with root, flower, leaf and seed
FLO4603434 Garance des dyers - Madder, Rubia tinctorum, with root, flower, leaf and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Domestic Sebestier - Assyrian plum or lasura, Cordia myxa, with flower, leaf, stalk and fruit
FLO4604470 Domestic Sebestier - Assyrian plum or lasura, Cordia myxa, with flower, leaf, stalk and fruit. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Ear scrofulary - Water figwort, Scrophularia aquatica, with flower, leaf, stem, seed and leaf outline
FLO4604468 Ear scrofulary - Water figwort, Scrophularia aquatica, with flower, leaf, stem, seed and leaf outline. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

White or Silver Willow, White Wicker - White willow tree, Salix alba, with leaf, flower, male and female catkins
FLO4604416 White or Silver Willow, White Wicker - White willow tree, Salix alba, with leaf, flower, male and female catkins, fruit and seed

Laurier des Iroquois - White sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum, with flower, leaf, fruit and seed
FLO4604410 Laurier des Iroquois - White sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum, with flower, leaf, fruit and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Salsepareille or Mountain Granon, Spiny Bindweed, Spiny Liset - Rough bindweed or sarsaparille, Smilax aspera
FLO4604380 Salsepareille or Mountain Granon, Spiny Bindweed, Spiny Liset - Rough bindweed or sarsaparille, Smilax aspera, with flower, stem, tendril, leaf and seed

Castor oil plant or castor, Ricinus communis (Ricinus vulgaris), with leaf, flower, stalk, and seed
FLO4604255 Castor oil plant or castor, Ricinus communis (Ricinus vulgaris), with leaf, flower, stalk, and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Pecher - Peach tree, Amygdalus persica, with blossom, leaf, stalk, ripe fruit, and fruit in section with seed
FLO4604090 Pecher - Peach tree, Amygdalus persica, with blossom, leaf, stalk, ripe fruit, and fruit in section with seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing

Parietaire officinale (or Perce wallaille, Casse pierre, Espargoule, Gamberoussette) - Wall pellitory
FLO4603993 Parietaire officinale (or Perce wallaille, Casse pierre, Espargoule, Gamberoussette) - Wall pellitory, Parietaria officinalis, with stalk, leaf, flower and seed

Nenuphar blanc - White water lily, Nymphaea alba, with leaf, flower, seedpod and seeds
FLO4603871 Nenuphar blanc - White water lily, Nymphaea alba, with leaf, flower, seedpod and seeds. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois

Sage officinale - Common sage, Salvia officinalis, with flower, leaf, stalk, and seed
FLO4604409 Sage officinale - Common sage, Salvia officinalis, with flower, leaf, stalk, and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois

Large branch or large cycas - Queen sago, Cycas circinalis, showing leaf, seed and trunk. Endangered palm tree
FLO4604351 Large branch or large cycas - Queen sago, Cycas circinalis, showing leaf, seed and trunk. Endangered palm tree

Amla (amala, amalaki), nepalese or indian currant, myrobolan emblique - Nepalese or Indian gooseberry
FLO4603854 Amla (amala, amalaki), nepalese or indian currant, myrobolan emblique - Nepalese or Indian gooseberry, Phyllanthus emblica, leaf, fruit and seed

Tomb of Menna: Agricultural scene: collects grains supervised by a scribe who records
LRI4640696 Tomb of Menna: Agricultural scene: collects grains supervised by a scribe who records the harvest (fresco) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Nobles, Thebes

Veronique officinale - Male speedwell, Veronica officinalis. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert
FLO4604682 Veronique officinale - Male speedwell, Veronica officinalis. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

Pericarp of parakeet grass (or wadding) and section of the fruit of domestic apple tree Coloured copper engraving
FLO4610704 Pericarp of parakeet grass (or wadding) and section of the fruit of domestic apple tree Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Botanical Conferences

Detail of an important skirt or petticoat of crimson silk said to have been embroidered
1767229 Detail of an important skirt or petticoat of crimson silk said to have been embroidered by Mary, Queen of Scots for Queen Elizabeth I while she was captive at Hardwick (silk)

Papaya (Carica papaya) (hand-coloured engraving)
CH376977 Papaya (Carica papaya) (hand-coloured engraving) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

November, the Sower: Study for a Tile at Queens College Hall, Cambridge
5889051 November, the Sower: Study for a Tile at Queens College Hall, Cambridge, 1864 (w/c on paper) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 25.4x12.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery

The Sower (engraving)
6009417 The Sower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sower. Illustration for Scripture Picture-Book (SPCK, c 1890).); © Look and Learn; English

Page of catalogue for the Ironmongery and Hardware Trades, c 1895 (litho)
6034448 Page of catalogue for the Ironmongery and Hardware Trades, c 1895 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page 253. Euphorbiaceae / Ricinocarpus a... ?aWedding Bush (w / c)
5671294 Page 253. Euphorbiaceae / Ricinocarpus A...?AWedding Bush (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

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