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Greenland scurvy grass, Cochlearia groenlandica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817
Queen Purea of Tahiti surrendering to TobiasFictional depiction of Queen Purea (Oberea) offering a plantain leaf in surrender to sailors of the Dolphin, 1767. (Captain Samuel Wallis was too ill with scurvy to leave the ship so Tobias Furneaux)
Scurvy Grass, Whiterocks, Portrush - a view of the flower outside. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s
Scurvy Grass, Self-Heal, Shepherds Purse. Coloured plate from Sir John Hill M.D. The Family Herbal (engraving?) Date: circa 1820
Back to Civilisation. The Second in Command at LytteltonCommander Evans, the Second in Command of the British Antarctic expedition of Captain Scott, pictured with the two men who saved his life when he was struck down with scurvy
Sledge party leaving an invalid in an ice cave, British ArctEngraving showing a sledging party leaving an invalid, and a carer, in an ice cave; then heading back to base to fetch help, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern SledgEngraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Prevention of ScurvyServing lime juice to prevent scurvy during Alert Artic expedition