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Rubber industry in the Amazon, 19th century illustration. This rubber preparation is taking place in Brazil on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon. Natural rubber is harvested as latex from the cut trunks of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis). Artwork published in 1878.
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