Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.): branch with flowers, leaves and fruit and dissected fruit showing seed. Coloured line engraving.

Description

Vateria indica is used for its seed-fat (Malabar tallow, dhupa fat) and resin (white dammer, piney varnish)

Contributors

Reede tot Drakestein, Hendrik van

Publication/Creation

[Amsterdam], [1683]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 34.2 x 43.6 cm

Lettering

Paenù. lat. ... mal. Dúpú. ... bra. ... Arab.

Type

• Engravings.

Language

• Latin

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Credit

Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.): branch with flowers, leaves and fruit and dissected fruit showing seed. Coloured line engraving. Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY