1491 Woodblock illustration of camels from Ortus (Hortus) sanitatis - translated from the latin as "Garden of Health". This is the first printed illustration of a camel in literature. The Hortus was the first printed natural history encyclopaedia and was published by Jacob Meydenbach in Mainz,Germany in 1491. He describes plants and animals (both real and mythical) together with minerals and various trades,with their medicinal value and method of preparation | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Stewart, Paul D. |
Bildgröße: | 3582 px × 4879 px |
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