About This Item
Title
Acorus calamus
Subject
Plants, Medicinal
Acorus
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraving by James Sowerby; published by Dr. Woodville.
Acorus calamus, commonly known as sweet flag and calamus.
Imperfect copy; plate has not been hand-colored like the other plates in the copy.
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
1792
Contributor
Woodville, William, 1752-1805
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Qx_113_v3.pl173
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
19 x 14 cm
Citation
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822, “Acorus calamus,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2053.