Pen and ink drawing on paper of Castanea sylvestris (now Castanea sativa) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: 'deminue dun tierre', TC: '28', CR: '[...] naturelle' 'deminue avec [...] des parties', LC: 'Castanea sylvestris, quce poculiaritor cattanica C.B.Pin chataigniere'. Current botanical name: Castanea sativa. English vernacular names: sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut
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Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. Western paper. grey wash