South American tree. 16th-century artwork of indigenous people of South America harvesting the fruits of a 'choine' tree. The accompanying text mentio
South American tree. 16th-century artwork of indigenous people of South America harvesting the fruits of a 'choine' tree. The accompanying text mentions oranges and lemons (native to Asia). large tropical varieties of these citrus fruit were developed in Brazil by the first Portuguese colonists. Artwork from 'Cosmographie universelle' (1575) by the French explorer and writer Andre Thevet (1516-1590). This book described the history and geography of the lands in which Thevet had travelled. The two volumes and four tomes contain over 1000 pages divided into 23 books. This woodcut is from chapter XVII of book XXI.
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