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Hand-colored botanical plate of a leafy branch, open husked nut pods, a dark seed and red berries, with numbered details on pale paper.

Carolina plants: hickory nuts, flowers and fruit, Catesby natural history plate

A hand-colored botanical plate showing a leafy branch with pinnate foliage, opened husked nut capsules with seeds, a whole fruit with a long stalk, and a dark seed on a branch with small red berries. Small flower clusters and numbered details are labeled along the edges, on a pale paper ground.

Artist
Mark Catesby
Date
1731-1743
Medium
Illustrated works
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3035 × 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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