Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour
Sandersha Mango
Sandersha Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Dade, Miami; Cuba; Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sandersha |
|---|---|
| Species | Mangifera indica |
| Common fruit | Mango |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Dade, Miami; Cuba; Puerto Rico, Mayaguez |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004520, POM00004521, POM00004522, POM00004523, POM00004524, POM00004525.
