Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): rootstock with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral sections. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

  • Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.
Date:
[1770]
Reference:
17713i
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Description

The rhizome of ginger is used both fresh and preserved as a spice

Publication/Creation

[Vienna] : [Leopold Johann Kaliwoda], [1770]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 45.9 x 26.7 cm

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Reference

Wellcome Collection 17713i

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