Fruit Gallery

Captain Cook landing on a South Pacific island, 1770s

James Cook landing in the Friendly Islands, greeted by Tonga natives bearing fruit, 1770s.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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GATL2A-00029

Native woman shopping in a farmer's market, Jamaica, circa 1890.
Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

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EXPL2A-00100

Bananas and other fruit trees of Hispaniola, from a sketch published in 1572.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of an illustration from Benzoni 1572

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