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Consilio Pylium, Chironem vincit in herbis, Atq., undated

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Consilio Pylium, Chironem vincit in herbis, Atq., undated

This engraving depicts the French botanist and physician Charles de l’Écluse (1526˗1609) who translated Rembert Dodoens’s (1517–1585) book Cruydeboek from Dutch to French. Like Dodoens, de l’Écluse served Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II (1527–1576) as a court physician and director of the royal garden in Vienna. De l’Écluse grew plants from other parts of the world, such as potatoes and chestnuts. His tulip cultivation led to the beginning of the large Dutch tulip industry.

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