Plants, birds and archaeological sites from Persia, including terpentine plant (Pistacia terebinthus). Line engraving after C. de Bruins, 1705.
- Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.
- Date:
- [1718]
- Reference:
- 20211i
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The author writes that the zia-raek plant was used locally to cure worms. He names the birds as sioerakan (very like duck) and beccassine (similar to snipe)
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[Amsterdam], [1718]
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1 print : line engraving
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Plantae de terebintes et fleur goel nasranie Oiseau sioerakan et beccassine Jaron Plante zja-raek Restes d'une fortresse B. M. F.sse Restes d'une fortre
References note
See further: Cornelis de Bruins, Travels into Muscovy, Persia, and ... East Indies... transl. from... french, London, 1737
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Wellcome Collection 20211i
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