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

"Plate XXV. Syngenesia Polygamia Aequalis. .Salsafy. Carcuus nutans. Milk Thistle."

A beautiful image of a familiar plants 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.
Good overall condition.
With accompanying text.