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Turpin Collection (#8)

"Unveiling the Enigmatic Turpin: From Ghost Plants to Highwaymen" The Turpin, also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora

Background imageTurpin Collection: Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa

Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa. Calixhymenia viscosa, Oxybaphus viscosus, Ossibafo vischioso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Background imageTurpin Collection: African cucumber, Momordica balsamina

African cucumber, Momordica balsamina
African cucumber, balsam apple, and balsam pear, Momordica balsamina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Sycamore maple or planetree maple, Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore maple or planetree maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acero fico, Platano falso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Goji berry, Lycium barbarum

Goji berry, Lycium barbarum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Flowering quillwort or awl-leaf lilaea, Lilaea subulata

Flowering quillwort or awl-leaf lilaea, Lilaea subulata, Lilea subulata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Mango fruit and section, Mangifera indica

Mango fruit and section, Mangifera indica. Manguier commun. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Javillo or antidote caccoon, Fevillea cordifolia

Javillo or antidote caccoon, Fevillea cordifolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageTurpin Collection: Red algae seaweed species

Red algae seaweed species
Red algae species Halopteris scoparia 1, Ceramium casuarinae 2, and Ceramium pedicellatum 3. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. Endangered

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Spectacled caiman and hatching egg of the American crocodile

Spectacled caiman and hatching egg of the American crocodile
Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus 1 and hatching egg of the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Purple morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea

Purple morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Red algae, Claudea elegans

Red algae, Claudea elegans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Mock strawberry, Potentilla indica

Mock strawberry, Potentilla indica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 1, and Dictyota dichotoma 2

Peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 1, and Dictyota dichotoma 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Sugar kelp and other seaweeds

Sugar kelp and other seaweeds
Sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima 1, red seaweed, Delesseria sanguinea 2, Porphyra purpurea 3, and Osmundaria fimbriata 4. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageTurpin Collection: Corn or maize, Zea mays

Corn or maize, Zea mays, Mais coltivato. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Three-spined stickleback and Atlantic mackerel

Three-spined stickleback and Atlantic mackerel
Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus 1, and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 2. Gasterosteo o Spinarella piccola, Maccarello comune

Background imageTurpin Collection: European peacock butterfly, Aglais io

European peacock butterfly, Aglais io. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia alba

Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia alba. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Lesser bulrush, Typha angustifolia

Lesser bulrush, Typha angustifolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Virginia springbeauty, Claytonia virginica

Virginia springbeauty, Claytonia virginica. Claitonia della Virginia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageTurpin Collection: Seaweed species

Seaweed species
Serrated wrack, Fucus serratus 1, Desmarests flattened weed, Desmarestia aculeata 2, and brown algae, Halidrys siliquosa 3

Background imageTurpin Collection: Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, showing seed and floss. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata

Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata. Sassifraga bianca. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Water lettuce or Nile cabbage, Pistia stratiotes

Water lettuce or Nile cabbage, Pistia stratiotes. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Annual honesty, Lunaria annua

Annual honesty, Lunaria annua. Lunaria maggiore, Erba argentina or monetaria. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Narrow-leaved lungwort, Pulmonaria angustifolia

Narrow-leaved lungwort, Pulmonaria angustifolia
Narrow-leaved lungwort or blue cowslip, Pulmonaria angustifolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Background imageTurpin Collection: Common bent, Agrostis capillaris

Common bent, Agrostis capillaris
Common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, Agrostis capillaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Background imageTurpin Collection: Jointed rush, Juncus articulatus

Jointed rush, Juncus articulatus. Guinco articolato. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Italian stone pine, Pinus pinea, Pino domestico

Italian stone pine, Pinus pinea, Pino domestico. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Italian stone pine, Pinus pinea

Italian stone pine, Pinus pinea, Pino domestico. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: One-flowered broomrape, Orobanche uniflora

One-flowered broomrape, Orobanche uniflora. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Dutchmans pipe or pipevine, Aristolochia macrophylla

Dutchmans pipe or pipevine, Aristolochia macrophylla. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: European yew tree, Taxus baccata

European yew tree, Taxus baccata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Common bracken or brake, Pteridium aquilinum

Common bracken or brake, Pteridium aquilinum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Larch-leaf or tree triggerplant, Stylidium laricifolium

Larch-leaf or tree triggerplant, Stylidium laricifolium. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Date plum, Diospyros lotus

Date plum, Diospyros lotus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Greater plantain, Plantago major

Greater plantain, Plantago major. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Fossil shell of baculite or walking stick rock

Fossil shell of baculite or walking stick rock, an extinct cephalopod mollusc genus. Baculites vertebralis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris

Bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Florentine iris, Iris germanica var. florentina

Florentine iris, Iris germanica var. florentina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Surinam toad, Pipa pipa

Surinam toad, Pipa pipa, with eggs embedded in the skin. Rospo, Pipa del Surinam. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTurpin Collection: Sycamore, silver fir, foxglove, prickly pear, etc

Sycamore, silver fir, foxglove, prickly pear, etc
Old World sycamore, Platanus orientalis, silver fir, Abies picea, foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, prickly pear, Opuntia, Carduus marianus thistle, Silybum marianum, Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Background imageTurpin Collection: Wild teasel or fullers teasel, Dipsacus fullonum

Wild teasel or fullers teasel, Dipsacus fullonum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Butterfly mist, Ageratum corymbosum

Butterfly mist, Ageratum corymbosum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Broad-leaved helleborine orchid, Epipactis helleborine

Broad-leaved helleborine orchid, Epipactis helleborine. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Background imageTurpin Collection: Perforate St John s-wort, Hypericum perforatum

Perforate St John s-wort, Hypericum perforatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageTurpin Collection: Extinct foam oysters or devils toenails, Gyphaea species

Extinct foam oysters or devils toenails, Gyphaea species
Extinct foam oysters or devils toenails, Gryphaea arcuata 1, 2, Gryphaea ed orbicole silicee, Gryphaea columba. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario




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"Unveiling the Enigmatic Turpin: From Ghost Plants to Highwaymen" The Turpin, also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora), is a mysterious and ethereal species that thrives in shaded forests. In the realm of flora, the Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) shares its delicate beauty with the elusive Turpin at Hornsey Gate. Did you know that Dick Turpin, notorious English highwayman of the 18th century, once roamed these very lands? Legends intertwine as Dick Turpin's name echoes through time - from his daring escapades to his fateful encounter with fellow outlaw Tom King. Just like its namesake, the German empress cactus (Disocactus phyllanthoides) stands tall and resilient amidst adversity. Delve into culinary delights by discovering the Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum), a prized delicacy often associated with luxury and indulgence. Richard "Dick" Turpin's legacy lives on in tales of adventure and intrigue that captivate our imagination even today. Nature's cunning takes shape in plants like the Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes distillatoria), luring unsuspecting prey into its carnivorous embrace. Explore beneath ocean waves where an array of captivating creatures dwell - from octopus and squid species to Norway lobster and shrimp; nature never ceases to amaze. As we unravel stories intertwined with mystery and history, let us remember how every hint leads us closer to understanding this enigmatic figure - Turpin.