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Lot Essay
The present watercolour is thought to relate to a publication on botany and amphibians.
The Flying Dragon is a native of Southeast Asia, Philippines and the Indo-Australian Archipelago and can grow to 30 cm. in length.
The Breadfruit, so named because of the doughy flesh inside the fruit, is native of the East Indies, but was taken to the West Indies to be used as cheap food for the slaves. Captain Bligh, who took the first plants from the East to the West Indies in 1787, became known and 'Breadfruit Bligh' after the mutiny on board his ship, the Bounty.
The present illustration depicts the male and the female organs of the plant. It provides a scientific description of the plant and yet humour is seen in the antics of the Flying Dragon.
The Flying Dragon is a native of Southeast Asia, Philippines and the Indo-Australian Archipelago and can grow to 30 cm. in length.
The Breadfruit, so named because of the doughy flesh inside the fruit, is native of the East Indies, but was taken to the West Indies to be used as cheap food for the slaves. Captain Bligh, who took the first plants from the East to the West Indies in 1787, became known and 'Breadfruit Bligh' after the mutiny on board his ship, the Bounty.
The present illustration depicts the male and the female organs of the plant. It provides a scientific description of the plant and yet humour is seen in the antics of the Flying Dragon.