Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819.
- Date:
- [1st June 1813]
- Reference:
- 20134i
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About this work
Description
Mahwa nuts are used for margarine, the flowers are edible and the seed-cake is used as worm-killer on lawns
Publication/Creation
[London (Fleet Street)] : [White, Cochrane & Co.], [1st June 1813]
Physical description
1 print : aquatint with etching, with watercolour
Lettering
The mahwhaw tree of Guzerat. W.Hooker fecit, Jam.Forbes, Bhaderpoor, 1781.
Bears number: 29
References note
See further: J. Forbes, Oriental Memoirs, vol. 4, London, 1813, pp. 351-379
Reference
Wellcome Collection 20134i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores