Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Rajabury Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rajabury Mango mango, painted 1860–1882

Rajabury Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Dade, Miami; Florida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRajabury
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami; Florida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004516, POM00004517.

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