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1758 scottish illustrator 1707 alexander blackwell elizabeth blackwell nlm 01 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg elizabeth blackwell -lrb- illustrator -rrb-
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elizabeth blackwell -lrb- illustrator -rrb-

elizabeth blackwell -lrb- 1707 -- 1758 -rrb- was a scottish botanical illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of '' `` a curious herbal '' '' , published between 1737 and 1739 .
the book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the new world , and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries .
