Nova plantarum, animalium et mineralium Mexicanorum historia
Nova plantarum, animalium et mineralium Mexicanorum historia is a 1651 Latin natural history of Mexican plants, animals and minerals, compiled from the work of physician Francisco Hernández and printed in Rome for a scholarly audience. Its pictures are small woodcut plant studies with spiky, serrated leaves drawn in dense hatching on a plain ground, showing whole stems with roots and detached leaves, a clear model for designers wanting botanical line motifs.
