Simeon Shaw Collection

Rhubarb, 1823
Rhubarb, 19th century. Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) was used medicinally as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Sprig of white cinnamon (Canella alba), 1823. The dried inner bark of this plant provided cinnamon which is used in medicine and as a condiment

Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), 1823
Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), c1798. A tree with fruit with white pulp like new bread, it was introduced into the West Indies as an important food crop for plantation slaves

Mammoth skeleton, 1823. Skeleton of a mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum

Cross-section of the Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, showing geological strata, 1823
Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

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