Corky-fruited water-dropwort, Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Handcoloured botanical drawn and engraved by Pierre Bulliard from his own "Flora Parisiensis," 1776, Paris, P. F. Didot. Pierre Bulliard (1752-1793) was a famous French botanist who pioneered the three-colour-plate printing technique. His introduction to the flowers of Paris included 640 plants.

---

Size: 4428px × 6923px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1776, botanical, botanist, bulliard, cigue, corky, didot, dropwort, engraving, famous, fausse, flora, flowers, french, fruited, handcoloured, oenanthe, paris, parisiensis, pierre, pimpinelloides, plate, printing, technique, water