#50 Argemone Mexicana
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-50CB
The Argemone Mexicana, also known as the Mexican prickly poppy, is very important in traditional medicine.
This hand-colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret.
Condition: Good.