Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour
Maharajah Mango
Maharajah Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Jamaica, Surrey, Kingston; Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Maharajah |
|---|---|
| Species | Mangifera indica |
| Common fruit | Mango |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Jamaica, Surrey, Kingston; Florida, Dade, Miami |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000865, POM00004174, POM00004175, POM00004177.
