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Historia plantarum rariorum

Historia plantarum rariorum

Each of the colored mezzotints, by Elisha Kirkall (ca. 1682–1742), contains the name and heraldic crest of an individual or institution which subsidized the publication of John Martyn's Historia plantarum rariorum. The first plate is dedicated to Hans Sloane, the President of the Royal Society.

 
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