Engraved plate of filamentous and bead-like microscopic structures, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2

A black-and-white engraved plate, numbered Pl. 28 at top left, showing three groups of specimens. On the left and right, bundles of slender, segmented, threadlike forms are drawn in dense hatching, while the center shows strings of small round beads labelled 3 and 4. The plate is labelled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 on a plain pale ground.

Artist

Everard Home

Date

1814-1828

Medium

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

2767 × 4000 px

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