A palm tree (Iriartella setigera (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in fruit in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

Murumuru palm tree (Astrocaryum murumuru Mart.) in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Bactris species) in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari Mart.) growing on a river bank in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm (Euterpe species) in Guyana: crown of leaves, fruit and stem base. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit, in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Geonoma species) in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Desmoncus horridus Splitg. ex Mart. ssp. horridus) in Guyana: liane with fruit. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in Guyana, with aerial roots. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret) in Guyana with a man and smaller palm in the distance. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) on a lake bordered by two Guianan men and plants. Coloured lithographic reproduction of an engraving by M. Gauci, c. 1814, after C. Bentley.

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Plants - Guiana

Images from the collections

Images about Plants - Guiana

Works from the collections

A palm tree (Iriartella setigera (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in fruit in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret) in Guyana with a man and smaller palm in the distance. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in Guyana, with aerial roots. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari Mart.) growing on a river bank in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

Plants - Guiana

Images from the collections

Images about Plants - Guiana

Works from the collections

A palm tree (Iriartella setigera (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in fruit in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret) in Guyana with a man and smaller palm in the distance. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in Guyana, with aerial roots. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari Mart.) growing on a river bank in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

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