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Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.
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Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) with many trunks. Lithograph by W. Stoker, 1811, after J. Forbes, 1778.

James Forbes · 1811

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Lettering: Ramification of a Banian Tree drawn from nature 1778. J Forbes 1811 Printed from stone by D. Redman

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