Kapok or silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) growing by a village in Surinam. Coloured lithograph by P. Lauters, c. 1839, after P. J. Benoit.

  • Benoit, P. J. (Pierre Jacques), 1782-1854.
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[1839]
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21020i
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The silk cotton tree produces kapok, used in stuffing mattresses and in insulation

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[Bruxelles (Brussels)], [1839]

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour

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P.J.Benoit del. Lauters lith.

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Wellcome Collection 21020i

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