A plant (Zanthoxylum rhetsea) related to knobthorn: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sectioned fruit. Coloured line engraving.

Date:
[1685]
Reference:
16051i
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Description

Fruit of Zanthoxylum rhetsea used locally as a condiment

Publication/Creation

[Amsterdam], [1685]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.4 x 42.9 cm

Lettering

Mouli-ilá ... Tepali ... ... Lettering is inscribed on print in blue ink by E. Holmes: "N.O. 39" Title transcribed in Nagari, Malayalam, Arabic and Roman alphabet

References note

See further: K.S. Manilal (ed.), Botany and history of Hortus Malabaricus, Rotterdam, 1980, ch. 2 by M. Fournier, pp. 6-21
J. Heniger, Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein (1636-1691) and Hortus Malabaricus, Rotterdam, 1986

Reference

Wellcome Collection 16051i

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