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Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, ou, Histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles et portugaises; par M. E. Descourtilz. Peinte par J. Th. Descourtilz. 8 vols.

DESCOURTILZ, Michel Étienne (1777 – 1835) Wikipedia

DESCOURTILZ, Jean-Théodore (1796 – 1855) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Paris: Pichard, 1821 CE–1829 CE.

Medical botany of the Caribbean, finely illustrated with colored plates after paintings by the author's son. Digital facsimile from the Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

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Thematic Classifications

BOTANY › Medical Botany COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Caribbean PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Materia medica / Herbals / Herbal Medicines

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#8547
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10724
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	flore-pittoresque-et-medicale-des-antilles-ou-histoire-naturelle-des-plantes-usuelles-des-colonies-francaises-anglaises-espagnoles-et-portugaises-par-m-e-descourtilz-peinte-par-j-th-descourtilz

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris