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An engraving depicting Barometz or Vegetable lamb of Tartary

An engraving depicting Barometz or Vegetable lamb of Tartary. 1896. Tartary was a name used from the Middle Ages until the twentieth century to designate the great tract of northern and central Asia stretching from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Planta Tartarica Barometz) was a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit.
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Title:
An engraving depicting Barometz or Vegetable lamb of Tartary
Caption:
An engraving depicting Barometz or Vegetable lamb of Tartary. 1896. Tartary was a name used from the Middle Ages until the twentieth century to designate the great tract of northern and central Asia stretching from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Planta Tartarica Barometz) was a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit.
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Album / World History Archive
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3762 x 5574 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
31.9 x 47.2 cm | 12.5 x 18.6 in (300 dpi)