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Bear's breeches or oyster plant, Acanthus mollis 1 leaf A flower B, and spiny bear's breeches leaf, Acanthus spinosus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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Bear's breeches or oyster plant, Acanthus mollis 1 leaf A flower B, and spiny bear's breeches leaf, Acanthus spinosus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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4764 x 5895 px | 80.3 MB

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40.3 x 49.9 cm | 15.9 x 19.6 in (300 dpi)

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