The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) growing by a lakeside in Ceylon. Coloured etching after W. Daniell, c.1827.

  • Daniell, William, 1769-1837.
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[1827?]
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21061i
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The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) growing by a lakeside in Ceylon. Coloured etching after W. Daniell, c.1827. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Talipot palm leaves are used for thatching and umbrellas and for sacred Buddhist books

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[London] (Mead Place Westminster Road) : Messrs. Sowerby, [1827?]

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1 print : etching with aquatint, with watercolour ; sheet 49.6 x 35.2 cm

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The talpat palm. Corypha umbraculifera. View in Ceylon. From a drawing in the possession of Sir Alex. Johnston. W. Daniell, delt.

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Wellcome Collection 21061i

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