(Pea) ...System of Vegetables. London: J. White, 1799. $50.00

"Plate XXIII. Diadelphia Decandria. Lathyrus Latiifolius. Everlasting Pea."

A beautiful image of a favorite garden flower including all of the parts of the plantlabeled and identified on the accompanying text.
Thomas Martyn was a Cambridge University professor of botany. This 18th century depiction of the plant was included in his publication entitled Thirty-eight Plates with explanations intended to illustrate Linneaeus’s System of Vegetables. Martyn hired the talented F. Nodder to illustrate and engrave the illustrations. He intended for the work to be studied in conjunction with his Letters on the Elements of Botany.

8 1/8 x 5 inches, sheet,
Hand colored engraving with original color.
Strong overall patina and small stain in lower right corner.
With accompanying text.