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An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving by Dr. Rock, c.1750, after W. Shakespeare.
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Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving by Dr. Rock, c.1750, after W. Shakespeare. By: William Shakespeareafter: Doctor RockPublished: [ca. 1750]