Pen and ink drawing on paper of Aloe africana caulescens (now identified as Aloe cf africana) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TC: '22', LC: 'Aloe africana caulescens, utrinque spinosa folio'. Described as 'Aloe africana caulescen' by Aubriet. Previously mis-identified as Aloe vera, now identified as Aloe cf africana. The Latin inscriptions reads: 'stem and double spined leaves'; Aloe vera does not have spines on the face of the leaves just the edge.
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Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 21.3 cm x 16.2 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash