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A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine]

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A curious herbal

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Title
A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine]
Names
Blackwell, Elizabeth, active 1737 (Engraver)
Miller, Joseph, 1668 or 1669-1748 (Author)
Collection

A curious herbal: containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life. By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; and their common uses in physick

Volume Two

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1739
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for John Nourse
Library locations
George Arents Collection
Shelf locator: Arents S 0691
Topics
Botany
Botany, Medical
Genres
Book covers
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG734437191-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10121930
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 47dd2d50-6d9e-0136-c30e-252fa044e897
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1739: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1739. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3c361a0-6db5-0136-036c-0b7be116c729

Chicago/Turabian Format

George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3c361a0-6db5-0136-036c-0b7be116c729

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George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. (1739). A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3c361a0-6db5-0136-036c-0b7be116c729

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A curious herbal [back pages, cover, and spine]