Title
Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), 1823. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), c1798. A tree with fruit with white pulp like new bread, it was introduced into the West Indies as an important food crop for plantation slaves. Captain Bligh of HMS 'Bounty' fame was given the task of transporting stock plants from the South Sea Islands. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1823
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B66_110
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 12,1in x 16,1in / 3616 x 4830 (300dpi)