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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableWhen Pierre Jean François Turpin was born in France in 1775 as the son of an impoverished artist, nothing pointed to his successful career. But the late 18th century was a time of new beginnings and great explorers and discoverers. It offered people like Turpin opportunities they had never had before. After studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Vire, he joined the French army and became a soldier. His first stop was Haiti. There he met Alexandre Poiteau, who was a gardener at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Poiteau taught Turpin botany and Turpin was enthralled. He quickly developed a knack for botany and together the two men explored the flora of Haiti. They created a herbarium of over 1200 plants. Now Turpin was able to put his great talent to work: drawing.
Pierre Turpin made detailed illustrations of the collected plants. These served as the basis for further research after the men returned to France. However, Turpin did not last long there. He wanted to make exciting discoveries and set out for Hispaniola and Tortuga and for further travels. In the USA, he met Alexander von Humboldt, with whom he later worked. He created over 900 images for Humboldt's American travel work. After working for the army again in Haiti - this time as a pharmacist - he settled in France and worked as a botanist, gardener and illustrator. In the process, the self-taught artist continued to educate himself. He did his own research, theorized and made his own discoveries. Thus, he contributed quite a bit to cell theory and the systematics of plants, especially freshwater algae.
Even during his lifetime, Turpin achieved great fame with his drawings. Thus, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe became aware of him and asked him to make a drawing of a primordial plant for him. Goethe had developed the idea of an original plant from which all other plants could be derived during a trip to Italy. Turpin was therefore asked to draw a plant that did not exist. He mastered this task with flying colors. Turpin's watercolors and drawings appeared in numerous books, including "Plantes Equinoxales" by Alexander von Humboldt, "Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis" by Augustin Saint-Hilaire and "Icones selectae plantarum" by Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert. He also worked on book projects with his old friend and patron Poiteau. Turpin taught his gifted son Pierre to draw and was heartbroken when he died suddenly at age 18. He cherished his son's last painting, an amaryllis, throughout his life and honored it with an inscription. The illustrations Turpin made during his life are still among the most beautiful botanical watercolors in the world and are popular as art prints.
When Pierre Jean François Turpin was born in France in 1775 as the son of an impoverished artist, nothing pointed to his successful career. But the late 18th century was a time of new beginnings and great explorers and discoverers. It offered people like Turpin opportunities they had never had before. After studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Vire, he joined the French army and became a soldier. His first stop was Haiti. There he met Alexandre Poiteau, who was a gardener at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Poiteau taught Turpin botany and Turpin was enthralled. He quickly developed a knack for botany and together the two men explored the flora of Haiti. They created a herbarium of over 1200 plants. Now Turpin was able to put his great talent to work: drawing.
Pierre Turpin made detailed illustrations of the collected plants. These served as the basis for further research after the men returned to France. However, Turpin did not last long there. He wanted to make exciting discoveries and set out for Hispaniola and Tortuga and for further travels. In the USA, he met Alexander von Humboldt, with whom he later worked. He created over 900 images for Humboldt's American travel work. After working for the army again in Haiti - this time as a pharmacist - he settled in France and worked as a botanist, gardener and illustrator. In the process, the self-taught artist continued to educate himself. He did his own research, theorized and made his own discoveries. Thus, he contributed quite a bit to cell theory and the systematics of plants, especially freshwater algae.
Even during his lifetime, Turpin achieved great fame with his drawings. Thus, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe became aware of him and asked him to make a drawing of a primordial plant for him. Goethe had developed the idea of an original plant from which all other plants could be derived during a trip to Italy. Turpin was therefore asked to draw a plant that did not exist. He mastered this task with flying colors. Turpin's watercolors and drawings appeared in numerous books, including "Plantes Equinoxales" by Alexander von Humboldt, "Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis" by Augustin Saint-Hilaire and "Icones selectae plantarum" by Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert. He also worked on book projects with his old friend and patron Poiteau. Turpin taught his gifted son Pierre to draw and was heartbroken when he died suddenly at age 18. He cherished his son's last painting, an amaryllis, throughout his life and honored it with an inscription. The illustrations Turpin made during his life are still among the most beautiful botanical watercolors in the world and are popular as art prints.
.jpg "Wild Rhubarb - Rhapontic or False Rhubarb by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1453703).jpg "Clove tree and clove, middle of the 19th century by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_-_Orcein_or_archil_Roccella_tinctoria_lichen_-_(MeisterDrucke-1023597).jpg "Orcein or archil, Roccella tinctoria, lichen used for dye from the Cape Verde islands (Illustration from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Common Ash or Ash Eleve by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Serpolet or Thyme Serpolet by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Feve de Saint Ignace - Jesus")
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.jpg "Quinquina - Quinine or Peruvian bark tree, Cinchona officinalis, with flower, branch, leaf and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Artichoke Plant, Leaves and Flower (Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Garden or opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, with flower, leaf and seedpod (Illustration from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Juniper Tree, Juniperus vulgaris, Showing Leaf, Berry and Stalk by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-145677).jpg "Grenadier a fruit doux, from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Phoenicean Juniper (from")
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.jpg "Pomegranate Tree, Punica Granatum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Pistachio Branch and Fruit by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Thorn apple, loco weed or jimson weed, Datura stramonium by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "White or Silver Willow, White Wicker - White willow tree, Salix alba, with leaf, flower, male and female catkins, fruit and seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Black Nightshade, Solanum Nigrum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Botany - Rosaceae - Apple")
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_des_bois_-_Wood_sorrel_Oxalis_acetosella_with_flowe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1023592).jpg "Wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, with flower, leaf, stalk, seed and root (Illustration from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
_des_bois_-_Wood_sorrel_Oxalis_acetosella_with_flowe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1023592).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-156765).jpg "Date tree and fruit, early nineteenth century by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_fruits_Henry_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau_botanical_plate_by_P_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123674).jpg "Frangipane Fruits, botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Sage officinale - Common sage, Salvia officinalis, with flower, leaf, stalk, and seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Strychnine Tree or Poison Nut, Strychnos nux-vomica, with Fruit, Seed, Leaf and Flower by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Prune - Plum or Plum Tree, Prunus domestica, with Fruit, Leaf, Blossom, Branch and Ripe Fruit in Section. Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert Junior from a Drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Lime Tree or Linden Tree by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Salsepareille or Mountain Granon, Spiny Bindweed, Spiny Liset - Rough bindweed or sarsaparille, Smilax aspera, with flower, stem, tendril, leaf and seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Verbena or Sacred Herb, Venus")
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_mangle_medaille_paletuvier_or_mangle_rivire_-_Dragonsblo_-_(MeisterDrucke-946586).jpg "Dragonsblood or Paduak Tree (Pterocarpus officinalis) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Botanical: Squash Flower by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Indian nard, indicates, spicanard - Spikenard, Andropogon nardus, with leaf, root and flower by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_nepalese_or_indian_currant_myrobolan_emblique_-_Nepalese_or_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003092).jpg "Amla - Nepalese or Indian Gooseberry, Phyllanthus emblica (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "German Medlar (from")
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.jpg "Gummy ferule or galbanum - Galbanum, Ferula gummosa, showing flowers, leaves and seeds by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-947376).jpg "African Pyrethrum - Pellitory of Spain, Anthemis pyrethrum with flowers, leaf, stalk and roots. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "White Water Lily, Nymphaea alba (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Virginia Snakeroot by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Botany: potato - Potato plant, flowers and fruit, Solanum tuberosum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Assyrian plum or lasura, Cordia myxa, with flower, leaf, stalk and fruit by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_with_f_-_(MeisterDrucke-947366).jpg "Water Hemlock, Oenanthe Aquatica by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_Henry_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau_botan_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119551).jpg "Japanese Persimmon or kaki (Diospyros kaki) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Olive Tree, Olea europaea, with Leaf, Branch, Fruit and Seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Tea, Camellia Sinensis, Showing Leaf, Fruit and Flower. Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert Junior from a Drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Rue des jardins or Rue fetide - Rue or herb of grace, Ruta graveolens, showing flower, leaf, stalk, seed and outline by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Garden Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, with Flower, Leaf, Stalk, Root, and Seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Fragrant Violet by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Ipecacuanha, Psychotria Emetica by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Thyme, Thymus Vulgaris by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Vanilla - Vanilla orchid, Epidendron vanilla, with flower, leaf, seedpod. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Carrot root and flower, Daucus carota. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet")
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_with_leaf_flower_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001984).jpg "Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, with leaf, flower, stalk, and seed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Walnut branch with nuts - Walnut tree, Juglans regia, with branch, leaves, ripe fruit, nut in shell and in section by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Buttercup - Upright Crowfoot, Ranunculus Acris by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Chicory Plant and Flower, Cichorium Intybus by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Garcinia gummi gutta or Malabar Tamarinier, Gambooge, Brindall Bay - Gum guttae tree, Cambogia gutta, with fruit, leaf, flower and fruit in section by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Melon Flowers - Melon flower, Cucumis melo (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Large branch or large cycas - Queen sago, Cycas circinalis, showing leaf, seed and trunk by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_with_flower_stalk_le_-_(MeisterDrucke-988041).jpg "Garden Rhubarb - Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum (Rheum palmatum), with Flower, Stalk, Leaf, Seed and Root. Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert Junior from a Drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, showing fruit and leaves against landscape with pyramids and river by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_Henry_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau_botanical_plate_by_Pie_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081336).jpg "Cherry tree (Prunus avium), botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Pouliot Mint - Pennyroyal mint, Mentha pulegium, with flower, leaf, stalk, root and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Cowslip, Primula veris (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Onion, Allium cepa, with flower, leaf, bulb and roots by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Palm branch a dates by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "White Lily, Lilium candidum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Florentine Iris, Iris florentina, Flower and Leaf by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_and_rose_-_Wild_briar_rose_Ro_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003047).jpg "Rosehip Branch with Berry and Rose by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Common Stinging Nettle, Urtica Dioica by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "St. John")
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.jpg "Iceland Lichen or Iceland Moss by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Guaiac or Holy Wood by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "European peony, Paeonia officinalis, with flower, leaf and outline of flower parts (Illustration from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Vine - Grape vine, Vitis vinifera, with fruit, leaf, tendril and stem by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Nutmeg and Mace (from")
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.jpg "Botanical Board of the Onion - in")
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_-_Sweet_chestnut_tree_Castanea_sylvestris_-_(MeisterDrucke-985427).jpg "Chestnut Branch with Fruit - Sweet Chestnut Tree by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Lycopod officinal or grass with clubs - Common club moss, Lycopodium clavatum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_by_Francois_Turpin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089464).jpg "Pistachio (Pistacia vera) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Pear \"Cardinal\", botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Cabbage Flower, Brassica oleracea. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet")
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.jpg "The Banana Tree, from")
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.jpg "Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-985477).jpg "Water-Pepper, Persicaria hydropiper, with Flower, Stalk and Leaf by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_with_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029461).jpg "Simarouba Bitere - Marupa or Bitterwood by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Crocus - Saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, showing flower, leaf, stem, bulb and stigma by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Field Knautie or Field Scabious - Field Scabious, Knautia Arvensis, with Flower, Leaf, Stalk, Seed and Leaf Outline. Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert Junior from a Drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamb by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Noble Cane - Sugar Cane by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Sabine Juniper, Juniperus Sabina by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Female Fern or Bracken by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Peach Tree, Amygdalus persica (from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Botany: rhubarb - Rhubarb plant, leaves and roots, Rheum rhabarbarum by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Valeriane of the Hills by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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_Henry_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau_botan_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123629).jpg "Japanese Persimmon or kaki (Diospyros kaki), botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "Black Poplar Tree with Leaf, Stalk, and Seed. Handcoloured Stipple Copperplate Engraving by Lambert Junior from a Drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet")
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.jpg "Lavender, Lavandula spica by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
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.jpg "The Lemon Tree, engraved by Dubois by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
 botanical plate c1820 - (MeisterDrucke-264786).jpg "Grape Vine (Vitis Vinifera) botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
_Henry_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau_botanical_plate_b_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112723).jpg "Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo), botanical plate by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")
.jpg "Common oregano, Origanum vulgare, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed (Illustration from La Flore Medicale) by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin")