Guinea pig and 'Maltese mushroom' from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' Flor Figure 1 'Cyprinaceous Labrus'

Figure 1 'Cyprinaceous Labrus'

Formal photographic portrait of Thomas Lauder Brunton

a great number of people can be seen strolling in the park

' Printed inscription and badge verso: 'W & D DOWNEY PHOTOGRAPHERS 9

Guinea pig and 'Maltese mushroom' from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' Flor Figure 1 'Cyprinaceous Labrus'Guinea pig (Mus porcellus) from thesis LIX by Johanes Just. Nauman, 1754, and Fungus melitensis from thesis LXV on the 'Maltese mushroom' by Johanne Pfeiffer, 1755, published in volume 4 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1759). Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749 1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1 7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8 10). It consisted of theses presented and defended by