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Hand-coloured botanical engraving of a branch with green leaves, pink fruit, white flowers, and small flower details on pale paper.

A plant (Mimusops elengi): branch with leaves, flowers and fruit and sections of flower. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving of a flowering branch with glossy green oval leaves, clusters of small white flowers, and pink oval fruits hanging at the left. Small floral sections are drawn separately below. Handwritten inscriptions in Latin and other scripts appear at the upper right on the pale paper.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3253 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1683.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Rama de Mimusops elengi con frutos rosados y flores, grabado coloreado a mano

Un grabado coloreado a mano de una rama florida con hojas verdes ovaladas y brillantes, racimos de pequeñas flores blancas y frutos ovalados rosados colgando a la izquierda. Debajo se dibujan por separado detalles de flores. En la esquina superior derecha aparecen inscripciones manuscritas sobre el papel claro.

Português: Ramo de Mimusops elengi com frutos rosados e flores, gravura colorida à mão

Uma gravura colorida à mão de um ramo florido com folhas verdes ovais e brilhantes, cachos de pequenas flores brancas e frutos ovais rosados pendurados à esquerda. Detalhes de flores são desenhados separadamente abaixo. Inscrições manuscritas aparecem no canto superior direito do papel claro.

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