Title
Captain Gabriel de Cileu
Caption
French naval captain Gabriel de Clieu (c1687-1774) using precious water supply to keep alive a plant of Coffea arabica from the Jardin des plantes, Paris, on the voyages to Martinique c1720. By 1770 there wer 18,000 coffee trees on the island. Engraving,London, 1888.
Date
1888
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A08_276
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 15,2in x 15,3in / 4574 x 4585 (300dpi)