PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). The Cassava. Artists_William Pope created by the renowned Dutch

created by the renowned Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Rivers and streams are depicted with relative care

The specific name esculenta is Latin for “edible

and so abundant in every production interesting to mankind

not for its good qualities

PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). The Cassava. Artists_William Pope created by the renowned DutchPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 17751840) Jatropa Manihot The Cassava or Cassadar [Manihot esculenta] Preparatory drawing for F. R. Tussac, Flore des Antilles, ou histoire gnrale botanique, rurale et economique des vgtaux indignes des Antilles. Paris: chez lauteur, F. Schoell et Hautel, 18081827. Vol. 3, Pl. 1a Watercolor and pencil on paper Paper size: Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca, is native to the northern part of