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The gathering and drying of cinchona bark in a Peruvian forest. Wood engraving, by C. Leplante, c. 1867, after Faguet.
- Faguet, Adrienne, active 1827-1846.
- Date
- [1867-1875]
- Reference
- 20956i
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Credit: The gathering and drying of cinchona bark in a Peruvian forest. Wood engraving, by C. Leplante, c. 1867, after Faguet. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The bark of Cinchona trees (Jesuits bark) is a source of antimalarial quinine, also used in tonic water
Publication/Creation
[London], [1867-1875]
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving
Lettering
Cinchona. (Gathering and drying of cinchona bark in a Peruvian forest.) ; Faguet ; C. Laplante
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 20956i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores