Plate VII, "The Pencil of Nature", fascicle 2, 29 January 1845
Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 14 Feb 1844
Image size: h 22.2cm x w 18.2cm
Object Type: Salted Paper Print
Mount: paper album page
Physical description: corners clipped
Inscription: pencil X recto
Watermark: J Whatman Turkey Mill
Provenance: 1985-2005, Museum Ludwig, Agfa Foto-Historama, Köln, Image credits: Rheinisches Bildarchiv (rba_c014404) 1955-2005, Agfa Foto-Historama, Leverkusen (Purchase 1955) until 1955, Erich Stenger, Berlin Alexander von Humboldt album, 1844 -18
Owner:Museum Ludwig (previously Agfa Foto-Historama)
This plant specimen is from the Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae) family, which is a large family comprising mostly of aromatic flowering plants, including the likes of celery, carrot, parsley, caraway, dill and fennel.