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

"Plate XI. Tetrandria. Scabiosa columbaria. Small Scabious. Rubia Peregrina. Wild Madder. Plantago lanceolata. Ribwort Plantain"

A beautiful image of 3 familiar  plants including all of the parts of the plant labeled 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 condition with overall patina.
With accompanying text.