Cane
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A single page from Rees's Cyclopedia (1819) with the end of one entry and the entry for rattan canes. It describes rattan canes from China, Japan and Sumatra, which are split for cane chairs and twisted into cordage and cables. It then describes the large canes of Guayaquil in South America, used in building and as rafters, flooring and poles, and the water found in their tubes.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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