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Woodcut of a baobab fruit on a book page, one whole and one cut open to show seeds in chambers, with the header Fructus Baobab.

De plantis Aegypti liber. In qvo non pavci, qvi circa herbarum materiam irrepserunt, errores, deprehenduntur, quorum causa hactenus multa medicamenta ad vsum medicine admodum expetenda, plerisque medicorum, non sine artis iactura, occulta, atque obsoleta iacuerunt ... / Accessit etiam liber de balsamo, aliàs editus. Prosperi Alpini.

A woodcut illustration on a printed book page shows a baobab fruit, one whole and rounded at the top with a stalk, the other cut lengthwise to reveal numerous seeds in pale chambers. Hatched linework models the fruit's ridged surface, and the running header reads "Fructus Baobab" above faint show-through text.

Artist
Prospero Alpini
Date
1592
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2790 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1592.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Fruto de baobab, xilografía de De plantis Aegypti (1592)

Una ilustración xilográfica en una página de libro impreso muestra un fruto de baobab, uno entero y redondeado en la parte superior con un tallo, y el otro cortado a lo largo para revelar numerosas semillas en cámaras pálidas. El rayado fino modela la superficie acanalada del fruto, y el encabezado dice «Fructus Baobab» sobre un texto tenue que se transparenta.

Português: Fruto de baobá, xilogravura de De plantis Aegypti (1592)

Uma ilustração em xilogravura numa página de livro impresso mostra um fruto de baobá, um inteiro e arredondado no topo com um pedúnculo, e outro cortado no sentido do comprimento para revelar numerosas sementes em câmaras claras. Hachuras finas modelam a superfície sulcada do fruto, e o cabeçalho diz «Fructus Baobab» acima de um texto tênue que aparece por transparência.

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