Ginger, Zingiber officinale.

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Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Engraved by Bozza, illustration drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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Size: 4037px × 6828px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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