An old dragon tree (Dracaena draco) with a gash in its stem releasing its "dragon's blood" resin and a door in its trunk. Aquatint with etching by R. G. Reeve after J. J. Williams, c.1819.

  • Williams, J. J.
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1819
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21027i
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An old dragon tree (Dracaena draco) with a gash in its stem releasing its "dragon's blood" resin and a door in its trunk. Aquatint with etching by R. G. Reeve after J. J. Williams, c.1819. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Resin from the dragon tree is a source of dragon's blood used in varnishes and photo-engraving

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1819

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1 print : aquatint

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The Dracaena draco, or celebrated dragon tree, at Orotava in the Island of Tenerife drawn on the spot by J.J. Williams. R.G.Reeve, sc.

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Wellcome Collection 21027i

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