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When the US Government Commissioned 7,497 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World (1886) | Open Culture
https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/when-the-us-government-commissioned-7497-watercolor-paintings-of-every-known-fruit-in-the-world-1886.html
> A picture is worth 1000 words, especially when you are a late-19th or early-20th century horticulturist eager to protect intellectual property rights to newly cultivated varieties of fruit.
https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/when-the-us-government-commissioned-7497-watercolor-paintings-of-every-known-fruit-in-the-world-1886.html
> A picture is worth 1000 words, especially when you are a late-19th or early-20th century horticulturist eager to protect intellectual property rights to newly cultivated varieties of fruit.