Wintera Aromatica
Date1794
Publisher
William Woodville
(1752 - 1805)
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored etching and line engraving (modern color)
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Miodrag R. Blagojevich.
Object number1977-349
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "257"Lower margin reads: "Wintera aromatica / Published by D.r Woodville Oct.r 1, 1794"
Label TextThis plate depicting "Wintera Aromatica" is from the fourth volume of Dr. William Woodville's "Medical Botany" published in 1794. The bark was used as an antiscorbutic or a drug for the prevention or curing of scurvy.
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