Guinea pig and 'Maltese mushroom' from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' Anonymous
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Guinea pig and 'Maltese mushroom' from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights'
Guinea pig (Mus porcellus) from thesis LIX by Johanes Just. Nauman, 1754, and Fungus melitensis from thesis LXV on the 'Maltese mushroom' by Johanne Pfeiffer, 1755, published in volume 4 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1759). Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749-1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1-7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8-10). It consisted of theses presented and defended by students at Uppsala University.
Original: engraving. 1759
- Image reference: RS-9159
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