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A coffee tree (Coffea species), nutmeg plant (Myristica fragrans) and cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): flowers and fruit. Coloured engraving, c. 1827.

A plant (Atalantia spinosa): branch with flowers and fruit, cross-section of fruit, seed and style.

Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum Crantz.): entire flowering and fruiting plant with seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

An olive plant (Olea europea): fruiting branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.

A workshop in which oils are made from trees, nuts, berries etc. for foodstuffs and medicines. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A plant (Crambe hispanica L.): flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M.Bouchard, 177-.

Dhak or palas tree (Butea monosperma): flowering branch with fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.

Gold-of-pleasure or false flax (Camelina sativa): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1803.

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis): flowering and fruiting stem, leaf and fruit sections. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum Crantz.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.): branch with flowers and separate flower, pods and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

Ammi (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague): flowering stem with separate root, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

Rape (Brassica napus): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1810.

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Oilseed plants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Oilseed plants

Works from the collections

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

Ammi (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague): flowering stem with separate root, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

An olive plant (Olea europea): fruiting branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.

Rape (Brassica napus): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1810.

Oilseed plants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Oilseed plants

Works from the collections

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

Ammi (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague): flowering stem with separate root, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

An olive plant (Olea europea): fruiting branch. Coloured lithograph by B. Chirat, c. 1850, after himself.

Rape (Brassica napus): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1810.

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