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Caesalpinia Sappan.

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  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: 1795-1819.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 23 3/4 x 18 7/8" (605 x 480 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Plate 16. From "Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; Selected from Drawings and Descriptions presented to the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company. Published under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks." Published in London. Drawn by various Indian artists, engraved by Mackenzie, Girtin, R. B. Peake and Weddell.<br><br> Caesalpinia Sappan is a flowering tree native to the tropical region of Asia, where it is used in the medicinal industry for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and for natural food dyes.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Binding stitches along left paper edge - as issued.

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