A man in Turkish dress slashes an opium ?
A man in Turkish dress slashes an opium poppy bud to extract the sap from the seed capsule. Opium was introduced to Europe from Asia in the 16th century, and used as a painkiller. European engraving from the title page of OPIOLOGIA, A TREATISE CONCERNING
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10654969
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45203251
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2100px x 1471px
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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