A beautiful poster depicting a collection of plants, including a sponge and sea lavender, from the work “Historia Botanica Practica” by Giambattista Morandi, an Italian physician and botanist who lived in the 18th century. This exceptional herbarium was published in 1744 in Milan by Petri Francisci Malatestae. Morandi was known for his precise and realistic plant drawings, and his work was one of the most important botanical works of its time. Plants featured on the poster: • Sea Cactus - Opuntioides Marina, quae Corallina latifolia & Opuntia marina • Tubipora - Tubularia purpurea • Sponge - Spongia ad usum praestantissima, foraminibus exiquis pervia • Bladderwrack - Fucus Maritima, vel Quercus Marina, vesicula habens • Common Polypody - Hemionitis vulgaris • Lady Fern - Filix foemina • Water Hemlock - Phellandrium • Marsh Angelica - Thysselinum palustre • Greater Masterwort - Astrantia nigra major • Corn Salad - Valerianella arvensis proecox, humilior, semine depresso • Sea Lavender - Limonium Maritimum, majus

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