Book Title: Beschrijvinghe ende Historische verhael vant Gout koninckrijck von Guinea, anders de Gout-custe de Mina genaemt leggende in het deel van Africa. ... Mitsgaders oock een cort verhael van de passagie die de schepen derwaerts nemen deur de Canarische Eylanden, voorby Capo de Verde, langs de Guste van Manigette, tot aen Capo de Trespunctas, voorts vande Revieren diemen versoect int verseylen vande Gout-custe, tot aende Capo Lopo Gonsalves, ... / Pieter de Marees.

Author: Marees, Pieter de.

Image Title: About the Fruits and Trees: What the Fruits Taste Like, What They Resemble, What Substance They Have, and What Purpose They Serve

Description: This print shows a selection of the fruits (with their shrubs and trees), native and non-native, which the Dutch trader and explorer Pieter de Maares (1770-1856 CE) observed growing in the Gold Coast. In the alphabetical order given in the image, these are the banana de Congo, wine-palm tree, palmitas, banana tree, pineapple, Batate-root, and chestnut.

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