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Book Illustration, New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus . . ., vol. 2; The Maggot-bearing Stapelia

This is a book illustration. It was written by Robert John Thornton. It is dated 1807. Its medium is hand-colored engraving on paper. It is a part of the Smithsonian Libraries department.

It is credited Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 57 × 46 cm (22 7/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

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