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Plants, trees, animals and customs of the people living in the West Indies. Engraving, 1750/1800.
Wellcome Collection

Plants, trees, animals and customs of the people living in the West Indies. Engraving, 1750/1800.

Unknown artist

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Lettering: Description des plantes, arbres, animaux et poissons des iles Antilles avec les moeurs des sauvages qui s'y trouvent, et la manière dont on fait le sucre

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