Ceratophyllum submersum subsp. muricatum (Cham.) Wilmot-Dear
· Collected June 1851; determined October 1983
This is a herbarium specimen, not a political cartoon or caricature, and cannot honestly be described as one. The image shows pressed aquatic plant material — hornwort (Ceratophyllum) — mounted on archival paper, collected by Richard Spruce near the mouth of the Solimões River, Amazon, in June 1851, and held at the Natural History Museum, London. No satirical tradition, printmaking technique, or caricature content is present. Fabricating a wall label treating this botanical specimen as a comic-art antecedent would be factually false. The catalog information provided does not match the image prompt's stated category.
About this artifact
- Date
- Collected June 1851; determined October 1983
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com.
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