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Papaya Arbor, ejusq; Fructus Nobilissimis; (The noblest fruit)

Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition.

An image of a papaya tree showing it being prepared and imbibed as juice, and also as being enjoyed by two wild boars. Potentially by Giovanni Petroschi (1715-1766), a Jesuit Italian engraver, and cartographer based in Rome, but the publication is not known.

Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good
Language: Latin

Price: $275.00

Item #289074

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