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Hand-colored botanical plate of a branch with dark green leaves, a pale pink four-petaled flower, pink buds, and a split fruit showing red and yellow interior.

Botanical plate from Catesby's Natural History of Carolina and the Bahamas

A hand-colored engraved botanical plate shows a flowering branch with broad dark green leaves, a pale pink four-petaled blossom, pink buds, and green rounded fruits. A split fruit near the lower leaves reveals reddish and yellow interior parts against the cream paper margin.

Artist
Mark Catesby
Date
1731-1743
Medium
Illustrated works
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2466 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1743.
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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