"Melocactos", Cactus, botanical illustration by Basil Besler from the The Hortus Eystettensis, a codex produced by Basilius Besler in 1613.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental Hortus Eystettensis. He was curator of the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria.
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