Elbow Cay, Hope Town, The Bahamas — North Atlantic (Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies)
Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis)
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts
1. Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis) Marker
This Breadfruit Tree came from a supply of 2,126 plants transported from Tahiti to Jamaica in HMS Providence by Captain William Bligh, RN on his second Breadfruit voyage 1791-1793. His first voyage ended in 1787 and resulted in the loss of 1,015 plants during the Mutiny on HMS Bounty. The plants carried by Captain Bligh to Jamaica were distributed throughout the Caribbean and the Americas as it was considered that the Breadfruit would provide a staple food for the settlers. It is a dietary staple much like potato that can be prepared by boiling, baking, roasting or frying.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 26° 32.14′ N, 76° 57.487′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Elbow Cay, Hope Town. It is on Queen's Highway. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
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1. William Bligh.
William Bligh (born September 9, 1754, probably at Plymouth, county of Devon, Englanddied December 7, 1817, London) was an English navigator, explorer, and commander of the HMS Bounty at the time of the celebrated mutiny on that ship.(Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
2. HMS Bounty.
HMS Bounty, also known as HM Armed Vessel Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to the British West Indies. That mission was never completed owing to a 1789 mutiny led by acting lieutenant Fletcher Christian,(Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)an incident now popularly known as the Mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers later burned Bounty while she was moored at Pitcairn Island in the Southern Pacific Ocean in 1790. An American adventurer helped land several remains of Bounty in 1957.Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 11, 20242. Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis) MarkerThe wall the marker was mounted upon was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
3. Breadfruit.
breadfruit, (Artocarpus altilis), tree of the mulberry family (Moraceae) and its large fruits that are a staple food of the South Pacific and other tropical areas. Breadfruit contains considerable amounts of starch and is seldom eaten raw. It may be roasted, baked, boiled, fried, or dried and ground into flour. In the South Seas, cloth is made from the fibrous inner bark, the wood is used for canoes and furniture, and glue and caulking material are obtained from the milky juice.(Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, November 10, 2024
3. Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis) Marker
The marker was damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
