Caption

Sugar beet plant and potato plant with roots, Betterave sucrière. Pomme de terre, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Aimé Girard, France, cliché maker: Rougeron, Vignerot et Cie, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, paper, autotypie, height 123 mm x width 180 mm, potatoes, A monochrome drawing showing two tall plant forms with visible root systems; the left plant has a thick upright stem with a cluster of large, broad leaves at the top and elongated, tapering root structures descending in curved lines, while the right plant displays a more branching stem with many smaller leaves and thin, fibrous roots hanging downward, all rendered on a textured, light background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_065

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.0Mb (12.6Mb) / 14.8in x 10.3in / 4425 x 3084 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sugar beet plant potato plant roots Betterave sucrière Pomme de terre page photomechanical print photographer Aimé Girard France cliché maker Rougeron Vignerot et Cie c 1882 - 1892 paper autotypie height 123 mm x width 180 mm potatoes monochrome drawing showing two tall plant forms visible root systems left plant thick upright stem cluster large broad leaves top elongated tapering root structures descending curved lines right plant displays branching stem smaller leaves thin fibrous roots hanging downward rendered textured light background