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Mandrake roots in the form of human figures, both naked and clothed; the mandrake plant itself (Mandragora officinarum L.); and a root of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.). Engraving.
Reference: 20442i
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View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1st June 1812Reference: 20055i
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Canary Islanders circling a fountain tree (Spathodea campanulata) and filling their urns with the water it secretes. Wood-engraving, ca. 1748.
Date: 1748Reference: 25428i
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Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum L.): flowering plant with separate fruit, seed and sectioned fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16575i
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Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) with many spreading aerial roots. Aquatint by T. Medland, c. 1807, after J. Cordiner.
Cordiner, James, the rev., 1775-1836.Date: 4 June 1807Reference: 20994i