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Palma-christi
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- Source of title proper: Title from inscription on verso.
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CA RBD 4-46
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29 October 1775 (Creation)
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1 illustration : pencil on paper with watercolour and gouache ; 33 x 42.7 cm
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(1717-1785)
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Illustration of Castor bean (Ricinis communis); in French, Ricin commun; in Haitian Creole, Maskreti. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Cap [Cap-Haïtien].
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Watermarks: Strasbourg lily (partial).
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Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 47.
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Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 47.
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Inscription (transcribed from verso): une Branche de palma Christi, avec sa feuille, sa fleur et son fruit, Grand. nat: fait au Cap le 29 8bre 1775. Rabié / no. 46 / une branche de Palma-christi ou Ricin, avec sa feuille, sa fleur et son fruit, grandeur naturelle 1775. L’huile de palma-christi est un purgatif doux, et excellent contre les vers. Ses feuilles employées comme cirage pour Le cuir, lui donnent du brillant et de la souplesse.
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Inscription (from verso; translation): A branch of the castor bean plant, with its leaf, its flower and its fruit, natural size; done at Cap-Haïtien, 29 October 1775. Rabié / no. 46 / A branch of the castor bean plant or Ricin, with its leaf, its flower and its fruit, natural size, 1775. The oil of the castor bean plant is a gentle purgative, and excellent against worms. Its leaves used as a polish for leather, make it shiny and supple.
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46
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47