Aconite or monkshood (Aconitum napellus L.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1804, after P. Henderson.

  • Henderson, Peter, active 1799-1829.
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December 1804
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18308i
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Aconite or monkshood (Aconitum napellus L.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1804, after P. Henderson. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Aconitum napellus is a source of aconitine used in heart treatment and formerly administered to criminals

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London : Dr. Thornton, December 1804.

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1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; platemark 47.2 x 34 cm

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The Aconite or Monk's-Hood ... Henderson pinxt. Caldwall sculpt. London, Published for Dr. Thornton, Decr. 1804 The floral segments shown are numbered and labelled

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Wellcome Collection 18308i

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