Spice Collection (page 2)

Nutmeg and clove spice trees
Mace and nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, and clove spice tree, Syzygium aromaticum, 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr

Chicory and peppermint
Chicory, Cichorium intybus 1, and peppermint, Mentha piperita 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

American sweetgum and mastic tree
American sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua 1, and mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Anise and cumin
Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum 1, and cumin, Cuminum cyminum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Achiote and saffron crocus
Achiote, Bixa orellana, and saffron crocus, Crocus sativus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Saffron, Crocus sativus. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta
Grains of paradise, Melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Aframomum melegueta (Amomum melegueta). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Malabar cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum
Malabar cardamom or ailum, Elettaria cardamomum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Black pepper or murich, Piper nigrum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Long pepper or pippul, Piper longum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Matico or spiked pepper, Piper aduncum (Piper angustifolium). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

White mustard, Brassica alba. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamomum zeylanicum). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London

Chinese cinnamon or cassia, Cinnamomum cassia. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Cumin, Cuminum cyminum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Dill, Anethum graveolens (Peucedanum graveolens). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Persian asafoetida, Ferula foetida
Persian asafoetida, anguzch, sassyk karai or kawar, Ferula foetida (Ferula scorodosma). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Tibetan asafoetida or sip, Ferula narthex. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Caraway, Carum carvi
Caraway, meridian fennel or Persian cumin, Carum carvi (Carum carui). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Bishops weed or carom, Trachyspermum ammi (Carum ajowan). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

Clove, Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia caryophyllata). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London

Green cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum (Alpinia cardamom). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Turmeric, Curcuma longa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Mexican vanilla orchid, Vanilla mexicana (Vanilla aromatica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Black pepper, Piper nigrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Coriander or cilantro, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Meridian fennel or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare (Foeniculum officinale). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Asafoetida, Ferula rubricaulis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Clove spice, Syzygium aromaticum (Caryophyllus aromaticus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Asafoetida, Ferula assa-foetida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Poster, Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, London

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

GINGERBREAD SELLER / 1796
A seller of hot spice gingerbread, smoking hot! Date: 1796

Spice Merchant - Algiers, Algeria
A fabulous photograph of a Spice Merchant of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1905

Yanbu - Saudi Arabia
Yanbu al Bahr, also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. It lies on the eastern coast of the Red Sea in the Hejaz

Humanised bottles and fruit on a Christmas card
Humanised bottles and fruit contributing to a bowl of punch on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Zingiber officinale, ginger

Caryophyllus aromaticus, clove
Plate 64 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Art deco illustration by Fish, 1926 (caption / context: attached to his person by a strong gold chain / a fountain pen in gold, encrusted with rubies can be borrowed securely) Date: 1926

Herbs and spices used in food in the Middle Ages. Scandinavia. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

From the trenches to poultry pen: Fortunes from Eggs
A page from Fortunes from Eggs, a promotional publication by the Karswood Company, makers of Karswood Poultry Spice. Discharged soldier J.E Rogers, writing in October 1918

Lady with giant red chili pepper on a birthday card
Lady with giant red chili pepper (looking like an umbrella) on a birthday card, with pink curtains on either side. Date: circa 1890s

Three cats with pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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