An engraving depicting English naval officer
An engraving depicting English naval officer, collecting Breadfruit (Artocarpus) plants. The purpose of William Bligh's voyage in HMS. Bounty, (1788) was to col1ect. Breadfruit plants from Otaheite (Tahiti) in the Pacific islands so that they could be grown in the West Indi es as a cheap source of food for Slaves. 1815
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13919921
Media ID
48431155
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5788px x 3624px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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1788 1815 Artocarpus Bligh Blighs Bounty Breadfruit Cheap Collecting Indi Otaheite Purpose Slaves Source Tahiti
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