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Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique, A Paris, au palais, Chez Theodore le Gras, 1742, description and travel, natural history, pre-Linnean works, voyages and travels, West Indies, French, This illustration depicts the sensitive plant, known scientifically as Mimosa pudica. The drawing showcases a slender stem adorned with delicate, compound leaves that fold inward when touched, a distinctive feature of the species. The plant's small, spherical flower buds are also visible, positioned at various points along the stem. Roots extend from the base, emphasizing the plant's connection to the earth. The accompanying text identifies the species as 'sensitive commune,' highlighting its sensitivity to physical stimuli. This representation reflects both the botanical accuracy and the curiosity surrounding this fascinating plant.

Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique, A Paris, au palais, Chez Theodore le Gras, 1742, description and travel, natural history, pre-Linnean works, voyages and travels, West Indies, French, This illustration depicts the sensitive plant, known scientifically as Mimosa pudica. The drawing showcases a slender stem adorned with delicate, compound leaves that fold inward when touched, a distinctive feature of the species. The plant's small, spherical flower buds are also visible, positioned at various points along the stem. Roots extend from the base, emphasizing the plant's connection to the earth. The accompanying text identifies the species as 'sensitive commune,' highlighting its sensitivity to physical stimuli. This representation reflects both the botanical accuracy and the curiosity surrounding this fascinating plant.
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Caption: Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique, A Paris, au palais, Chez Theodore le Gras, 1742, description and travel, natural history, pre-Linnean works, voyages and travels, West Indies, French, This illustration depicts the sensitive plant, known scientifically as Mimosa pudica. The drawing showcases a slender stem adorned with delicate, compound leaves that fold inward when touched, a distinctive feature of the species. The plant's small, spherical flower buds are also visible, positioned at various points along the stem. Roots extend from the base, emphasizing the plant's connection to the earth. The accompanying text identifies the species as 'sensitive commune,' highlighting its sensitivity to physical stimuli. This representation reflects both the botanical accuracy and the curiosity surrounding this fascinating plant.
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Image size: 2830 × 5442 px | 44.1 MB
Print size: 24.0 × 46.1 cm | 1114.2 × 2142.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1742 • ACCOMPANYING TEXT IDENTIFIES • ADORNED • ALSO VISIBLE • AU PALAIS • BASE • BOTANICAL ACCURACY • CHEZ THEODORE LE GRAS • COMPOUND LEAVES • CURIOSITY SURROUNDING • DELICATE • DESCRIPTION • DISTINCTIVE FEATURE • DRAWING SHOWCASES • EARTH • EMPHASIZING • FASCINATING PLANT • FOLD INWARD • FRENCH • HIGHLIGHTING • ILLUSTRATION DEPICTS • JOURNEY • JOURNEYMAN'S TRAVEL • JOURNEYMAN'S TRAVELS • LEISURE • MIMOSA PUDICA • NATURAL HISTORY • NATURAL SCIENCES • NATURE STUDY • NOUVEAU VOYAGE AUX ISLES DE L'AMERIQUE • PARIS • PHYSICAL STIMULI • PLANT'S CONNECTION • PLANT'S SMALL • POSITIONED • PRE-LINNEAN WORKS • REPRESENTATION REFLECTS • ROOTS EXTEND • SCIENTIFICALLY • SENSIBILITY • SENSITIVE COMMUNE • SENSITIVE PLANT • SENSITIVITY • SLENDER • SPECIES • SPHERICAL FLOWER BUDS • STEM • THRIP • TO TRAVEL • TOUCHED • TRAVEL • TRAVELING • TRAVELS • TRIP • TRIPS • VARIOUS POINTS • VOYAGE • VOYAGES • WEST INDIES