From Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin, 'Fragmenta Botanica Figuris Coloratis Illustrata' (Vienna: Matthias Andreas Schmidt, [1800-]1809).
R. spinosissima (common names: Scotch rose).
George Cooke (1781-1834) was an English line engraver.
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727-1817) was a Dutch Botanist. In 1768, he was appointed Professor of Botany and Chemistry of the University of Vienna and became director of the university's botanical gardens.
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