Huru (Hura crepitans L.) and bull bay (Magnolia grandiflora L.): detailed flower and fruit segments with description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.

  • Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.
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[1750-53]
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18372i
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Huru (Hura crepitans L.) and bull bay (Magnolia grandiflora L.): detailed flower and fruit segments with description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Fruits of huru were wired together and used as sand-boxes before blotting-paper was used

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[Nuremberg], [1750-53]

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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 42.7 x 28.6 cm

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Fig.1. Hurae Tab.XXXIV floris fructusque partes. ... Fig.2. Magnoliae Tab.XXXIII floris fructusque partes ... Lettering continues with a description of the floral and fruit segments shown

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Wellcome Collection 18372i

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