Plant leaves. 18th-century artwork of various leaves, including wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare). This pen-and-ink artwork, by US botanist Jane Colden

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Plant leaves. 18th-century artwork of various leaves, including wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare). This pen-and-ink artwork, by US botanist Jane Colden (1724-1766), dates from the 1740s and is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, UK.

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Size: 3148px × 5288px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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