Baobab fruit, woodcut from De plantis Aegypti (1592)
A woodcut illustration on a printed book page shows a baobab fruit, one whole and rounded at the top with a stalk, the other cut lengthwise to reveal numerous seeds in pale chambers. Hatched linework models the fruit's ridged surface, and the running header reads "Fructus Baobab" above faint show-through text.
- Artist
- Prospero Alpini
- Date
- 1592
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2790 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1592.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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
