Beautiful and very early illustration of a Venus Flytrap; Dionaea Muscipula - printed 1791 Engraved
Beautiful and very early illustration ofa Venus Flytrap; Dionaea Muscipula - printed 1791Engraved by FP Nodder Botanic Illustrator to the Queen This is one of the first engravings of the Venus Flytrap, which at the time was recently introduced into Europe from America, and created quite a stir and debate about the nature and order of living things. -- source link
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