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August 03, 2007: Caribbean History on Exhibit in New York Botanical Garden's Library

"'Paradise in Print' showcases 500 years of Caribbean history and culture through beautifully printed folio editions, rare books, and original watercolors from the library's own archival treasury. The sheer wealth of information conveyed, together with the splendor of the roughly 65 individual plates, maps, and frontispieces, testifies to the crucial function of art in the history of medicine, agriculture, and exploration."

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