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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

General Gordon Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the General Gordon Mango mango, painted 1840

General Gordon Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGeneral Gordon
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004347, POM00004348.

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