Corn (Zea mays) Geluwe turkish Coorne. or Turkish terwe / frumentum indicum flavum. / Bled de turquie jeaune (title on object); Mais. Numbered top right: 129. Right the name in Latin and Dutch. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals; birds and plants known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch; Latin and French; ear of corn; Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; 1596 - 1610; paper; watercolor (paint); deck paint; ink; pen; h 247 mm x w 172 mm