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Manioc
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CA RBD 4-16
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26 October 1775 (Creation)
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1 illustration : pencil on paper with watercolour and gouache ; 33.1 x 42.6 cm
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(1717-1785)
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Illustration of Cassava (Manihot esculenta); in French, Manioc; in Haitian Creole, Manyò dous. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Cap [Cap-Haïtien].
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Watermarks: D&C Blauw (full).
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Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 18.
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Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 18.
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Inscription (transcribed from verso): No. 18. un pied de Manioc Rouge, avec sa Racine sa feüille sa fleur et son fruit; Grand. nat: fait au Cap le 26 8bre 1775. Rabié. / no. 16 / un pied de Manioc rouge, avec sa racine, sa feuille, sa fleur et son fruit, grandeur naturelle 1775. Le jus de la racine est un poison violent. on exprime ce jus, [words crossed out] avec grand soin, on fait sécher cette racine, on la réduit en farine qu’on fait griller entre deux plaques de fer chaud, ce qui produit la cassave, qui sert de pain; dans Le continent de l’amerique méridionale, on prépare aussi cette farine d’une autre maniere et qui s’appele tapioca.
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Inscription (from verso; translation): No. 18. Base of the red Cassava, with its root, its leaf, its flower, and its fruit; natural size, made at Cap-Haïtien 26 October 1775. Rabié. / no. 16 / Base of the red Cassava, with its root, its leaf, its flower, and its fruit, natural size 1775. The juice of the root is a violent poison. The juice is released with great care, the root is dried, turned into flour, which is grilled between two hot iron plates, which produces cassava, which is used for bread; on the South American continent, this flour is also prepared in a different way, and is called tapioca.
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16
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18