What are the oldest illustrations/pictures of microbes?

06 June 2016 1 6K Report

I do not mean these microscopic illustrations of single cells shown by Hooke (1665) or Leeuwenhoek (1676); see Gest H., Notes Rec. R. Soc. Lond. 58: 187–20, 2004 [DOI 0.1098/rsnr.2004.0055]. I rather mean illustrations of mass occurrences or blooms in frescoes or paintings (of course not known as being of microbial origin at these times). Are there any?

Johannes Richers

Ernst Haeckel is one of the most famous illustrators of microbes. But that again is already in the form of a scientific interpretation. I see where your are aiming at with your question. Not easy to answer, though. Maybe Martin Kemp or Ernst Peter Fischer might have some insights?

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