#84 Castanea sativa Style:London, 1770 Artist - Deamcis

Artist - Deamcis

For as long as medicines have been developed

Translation: Masterpieces from america university museums - Utrecht Central Museum Holland Poster

Uncle Sam makes a reappearance--this time looking a bit wearier--as he tells the reader to enlist in the army

at the Centre International du Commerce Internationaal Handelscentrum (International Trade Center) in Brussels

#84 Castanea sativa Style:London, 1770 Artist - DeamcisThe castanea sativa is also known as the sweet chestnut; this plant is edible and even contains vitamins which may boost skin and brain health. 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.