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A curious herbal,: containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick. Vol. I, [Title page]

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A curious herbal,: containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of ye plants and their common uses in physick. Vol. I, [Title page]
Names
Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1700?-1758 (Artist)
Collection

A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1739
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for J. Norse
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: JSH 75-1
Topics
Plants
Herbs
Genres
Title pages
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 24 x 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG754083423-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10224580
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16c19c50-c5fa-012f-a8a7-58d385a7bc34
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  • 1739: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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A curious herbal,