Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique, : enrichie d'un grand nombre de belles figures en taille douce, qui representent au naturel les places, & les raretez les plus considerables qui y sont décrites. : Avec un vocabulaire caraïbe
Rochefort's 1681 natural history of the Antilles, published in Rotterdam by Reinier Leers, was written by a French clergyman and naturalist for European readers interested in the Caribbean and its Carib inhabitants. Its engravings show plants and fruits, often paired with small figures of native people, drawn with clear outlines and fine cross-hatching that a designer could borrow for botanical or early colonial-era motifs.
