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Palm trees and fruit trees on the Gold Coast
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A quartet of palm trees and other crops along the coast. The text explains the cultivation of the plants and the use of the fruits. Behind a row of palms a man is seen lighting a fire in a hollow tree trunk to obtain moisture from the bark for wine production.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePalmbomen en vruchtbomen aan de Goudkust. 1602. Johann Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
