A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell?s Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art by Marta McDowell

A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell?s Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art

Marta McDowell

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nonfiction history nature reference science
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In the 1730s, Elizabeth Blackwell (1699–c. 1758) found herself penniless, with her ne’er-do-well husband confined to a London debtor’s prison. A talented artist, she came up with a unique and ambitious moneymaking scheme: the publication of a new ...

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