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Hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch with green oval leaves, dark berries and pale flower clusters on paper.

Sondaria cranganoorensis botanical engraving

A hand-coloured engraved botanical plate shows a leafy branch with glossy green oval leaves, clusters of dark berries on the left, and small pale flower clusters below. The top right bears a printed Latin label reading Sondaria cranganoorensis, with Arabic-script text beneath, on a pale paper ground.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3205 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1685.
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

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