Fruit from La Canela of the Amazon
Date
1685
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p194b
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 57mm
width (page): 92mm
width (page): 92mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Drawing of a fruit of the 'cinnamon of the Amazons', from La Canela of the Amazon. Sent by Esprit Cabart de Villermont, Governor General of Cayenne, to Henri Justel, who sent it on to Francis Aston. Justel's letter was read to the Royal Society on 18 June 1684.
A copy of this image can be found at LBC/10/242a.
A copy of this image can be found at LBC/10/242a.
Object history
15 July 1685, ‘A letter of Mons. Justel to Mr. Aston was read. […] There were likewise sent from Mons. Villermont the figures of a star-fish, and of the fruit of the cinnamon of the Amazons, seeming to be like a pine-apple’ (Birch 4:415).
Related fellows
Henri Justel (1620 - 1693, French) , Royal Librarian, Librarian
Francis Aston (1644 - 1715, British) , Natural philosopher
Francis Aston (1644 - 1715, British) , Natural philosopher
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