A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and verses below. Etching by Matthäus Merian the elder ca. 1646.

[Frankfurt am Main] : [Matthaeus Merian], [1646?]

1 print : etching ; platemark 12.6 x 11 cm

Zür Hertz Stercküng. der Voltgelbe. ... Lettering continues beneath the image with verses in German dated 1624 and initialled "J.[?]B.M." They describe medicinal and moral values of the plant Bears number: 100

Wellcome Collection 24650i