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D. Indigo

The Main Steps In The Production Of Indigo | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Main Steps In The Production Of Indigo | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This engraving, also from the 1785 Henry Mouzon map cartouche shows all the main steps in the production of indigo. The plants were harvested in bundles before the stems became woody, then immediately...
Field Workers Harvest Indigo Plant | History of SC Slide Collection
Field Workers Harvest Indigo Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

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Workers in the fields harvest the indigo plant during the hot summer months. Engraving from a French book, around 1760. Indigo was a good complement to rice as a crop. Indigo grew well in the high...
Successful Cultivation of Indigo by Eliza Lucas | History of SC Slide Collection
Successful Cultivation of Indigo by Eliza Lucas | History of SC Slide Collection

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Beginning in 1740, experiments by Eliza Lucas (who later married Charles Pinckney - see Charles Pinckney's Town House) led to the successful cultivation of indigo, the source of a rich blue dye so...
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