Rhynchanthera verbenoides Cham.
· Collected 1912–13, accessioned Natural History Museum, London
This is a pressed herbarium specimen, not a cartoon or caricature. The image shows a dried botanical plant — Rhynchanthera verbenoides Cham. (family Melastomataceae) — mounted on archival paper with small pink-purple flowers, wiry branching stems, and exposed root system. Labels identify collector Dr. E. Hassler, collection number 11415, locality 'Sierra de Amambay,' Paraguay. A color-calibration chart and ruled scale appear for photographic documentation. No satirical content, printmaking tradition, or caricature is present. Accurately labeling scientific specimens is itself a form of historical record — but this object belongs in a natural history gallery, not a comics exhibition.
About this artifact
- Date
- Collected 1912–13, accessioned Natural History Museum, London
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com.
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