Engraved plate of numbered leaf shapes in rows, round, lobed, pointed and needle-like forms, in black ink on paper.

Leaf Shapes Plate from Linnaeus's System of Nature

An engraved plate of about sixty numbered leaf outlines arranged in rows, showing round, lobed, pointed, toothed, and needle-like forms. Each specimen is drawn in fine black line with shading on a pale page, illustrating botanical classification of foliage.

Artist: Carl Linnaeus
Date: 1806
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2316 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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