Economic activity associated with rubber production and sale

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A Brazilian rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis), its flower and fruit segments bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

The science of rubber / Dunlop.

Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man : a study in terror and healing / Michael Taussig.

Être caoutchouc / Anne Varichon, Carlo Roccella.

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Rubber industry and trade

Images from the collections

Images about Rubber industry and trade

Works from the collections

The science of rubber / Dunlop.

Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man : a study in terror and healing / Michael Taussig.

A Brazilian rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis), its flower and fruit segments bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

Être caoutchouc / Anne Varichon, Carlo Roccella.