Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique : enrichie de plusieurs belles figures des raretez les plus considerables qui y sont d'écrites : avec un vocabulaire caraibe
A natural history of the Antilles by Cesar de Rochefort, Raymond Breton and others, printed at Rotterdam by Arnout Leers in 1658 with a Carib vocabulary, presenting the islands' plants, fruits and customs to a European readership. The four engravings show a branching shrub with pinnate leaves and roots, a palm-like tree with a ringed trunk and clustered crown, a shrub bearing round fruit beside an oversized orange, and a small tree with banana-like bunches beside split gourds and a chili pepper. Their fine hatched shading and objects set on bare ground suit a designer studying botanical engraving or still-life composition.
