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1 print : etching with engraving ; platemark 12.7 x 17 cm

Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 35.7 x 28.3 cm

Floral bouquet. Engraving by N. de Poilly, c.1660, after himself.

The plants depicted are, from left to right, mulberry fig (Ficus sycomorus), tamarind (Tamarindus indica), Commiphora opobalsamum and baobab (Adansonia digitata)

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 21.3 x 33 cm

Five Egyptian trees with fruit, including the tamarind, mulberry fig and baobab. Line engraving, c. 1676.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.5 x 15.1 cm

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

1 print : etching ; platemark 12.6 x 11 cm

A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and a poem beneath. Etching by M. Merian le vieux, c. 1629.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.6 x 14.9 cm

A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.6 x 14.6 cm

A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

The grapes are used in wine making or dried as raisins

Grape vine (Vitis vinifera L.) with black grapes. Coloured lithograph after J. Polydore.

The coconut palm has many uses such as for its oil, timber, fibre and edible copra. In Java a decoction of the roots is used to treat dysentery; in India the leaf hairs are used to stop bleeding; in Ghana the bark is used as an antiseptic;and in Mexico the "milk" is considered diuretic and is used to combat intestinal worms

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 28.5 x 36 cm

Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.8 x 14.8 cm

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Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Floral bouquet. Engraving by N. de Poilly, c.1660, after himself.

Five Egyptian trees with fruit, including the tamarind, mulberry fig and baobab. Line engraving, c. 1676.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and a poem beneath. Etching by M. Merian le vieux, c. 1629.

A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Grape vine (Vitis vinifera L.) with black grapes. Coloured lithograph after J. Polydore.

Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.

Two bellflowers (Campanula species): flowering stems with a butterfly. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

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Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Floral bouquet. Engraving by N. de Poilly, c.1660, after himself.

Five Egyptian trees with fruit, including the tamarind, mulberry fig and baobab. Line engraving, c. 1676.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

A field surrounded by wooded hills, with a saffron crocus in the foreground and a poem beneath. Etching by M. Merian le vieux, c. 1629.

A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Grape vine (Vitis vinifera L.) with black grapes. Coloured lithograph after J. Polydore.

Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.

Two bellflowers (Campanula species): flowering stems with a butterfly. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

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