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Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern)

Anna Atkins, 1853
Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern), Anna Atkins
Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern), zoomed in
32.4 cmPolypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern) scale comparison22 cm

Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern) is an Enlightenment Cyanotype Photographic Print created by Anna Atkins in 1853. It lives at the MOMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Plants. SourceDownloadSee Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern) in the Kaleidoscope

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