'Cinchona. The Caribbean Jesuits Bark', 1801. Cinchona, source of the anti-malarial remedy quinine, from Encyclopaedia Londinensis, published by John Wilkes c1796-1828. Though native to Andean forests of Peru, the plant is called here Caribbean Jesuits Bark. Original plate engraved by J. Pass.

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