Pineapple

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Pineapple.

Artist

Name:: Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore
Dates:: 179?-1855
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Gabriel, (Louis?)
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, vol. 1
Author:: Descourtilz, Michel-Étienne
Publisher:: Paris: 1821
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Description:

Botanical plate showing the fruit and leaves of a pineapple.
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to South America and is grown for its sweet, fleshy, seedless fruit.

The caption reads in the original French: Ananas conique.

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{{cite web | title=Pineapple | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pineapple/ | author=Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore | year=1821 | access-date=November 22, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}