Sea coconut
Date
1698
Creator
Henry Hunt (British) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p189
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 373mm
width (paper): 311mm
width (paper): 311mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A drawing of different angles of the sea coconut (Lodoicea maldivicia), with a scale in inches and an inscription, 'The Maldiva Cocha Nut Shell per HNT', signed by Henry Hunt.
Transcription
A scale of inches. The Maldiva Cocha Nut Shell per HNT [Henry Hunt]
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
At the meeting of 13 April 1698, 'Mr Charles Dubois presented an entire Cocode Maldivia for which great rarity it was ordered that he should have the thanks of the society and that Mr Hunt should make an exact draught of it to represent it in several postures and that it should be carefully preserved in the Repository' (JBO/10/66).
Related fellows
Charles Du Bois (1656 - 1740, British) , Botanist
Associated place