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Engraved plate showing two views of a rounded, spiky, knobbed object with an opening in one view, with a Latin caption below.

Engraved plate Tab 19: two views of a spiny rounded object

A black-and-white engraved plate, marked Tab 19, shows two views of a rounded, bristly object covered in knobbed, spiky projections, one view revealing an opening. Fine hatching models the textures against a pale ground, with a printed Latin caption beneath.

Artist
Hans Sloane
Date
1707-1725
Medium
Travel literature
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2583 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1725.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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