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Achillea millefolium

About This Item

Title

Achillea millefolium

Subject

Plants, Medicinal
Achillea
Book Illustrations

Description

Hand-colored engraving by James Sowerby; published by Dr. Woodville.
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow, common yarrow, or milfoil.

Creator

Sowerby, James, 1757-1822

Source

Original image in: Woodville, William, 1752–1805. Medical botany (London : Printed and sold for the author, by James Phillips, 1790-1793). Qx 113 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Medical Botany, William Woodville's three volume work of materia medica, was published in monthly installments between 1790 and 1793. With this work, Woodville intended to educate medical practitioners about the plants they prescribe and improve upon preceding works by introducing new plants and more detail. It contains 210 plates, with hand-colored engravings by artist James Sowerby.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1791

Contributor

Woodville, William, 1752-1805

Language

lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Qx_113_v1.pl64

Original Format

1 print : hand-colored engraving

Physical Dimensions

19 x 14 cm

Citation

Sowerby, James, 1757-1822, “Achillea millefolium,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1799.