Baobab à Mohéli 1863

"Baobab à Mohéli" is a striking 1863 photograph by Désiré Charnay, depicting a towering baobab tree on the island of Mohéli. Charnay, a French explorer and photographer, captured the tree's immense scale and unique form, showcasing the grandeur of nature in this detailed black and white image. This work, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, exemplifies Charnay's interest in documenting the natural world through photography, serving as a record of both the tree and the island's landscape during the mid-19th century.