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  Exotic Botany

Exhibit poster
Image: Plantae Asiaticae rariores (1829-1832)
Nathaniel Wallich
England
hand-colored lithograph

Exotic Botany: western science, eastern art
June 10—August 28, 2011

Exotic Botany provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of East-West interaction and highlights the importance of eastern botanical knowledge to science and history.