| RefNo | CLP/10i/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The description of virtues and use of a certain bark called in French du chacuil and in Latin cortex elatherii done into English from the memoires of the Royal Academy of Sciences: with some observations relating to its history and a comparison between it and the cortex thuris' by Dr Douglass [James Douglas] |
| Date | 8 February 1722 |
| Description | Douglass describes the virtues, use, and history of a bark called Cortex Elatherii [possibly from the barnadesia genus]. Translated from French.
Subject: Botany
Read to the Royal Society on 8 February 1722 |
| Extent | 15p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5719 | Douglas; James (1675 - 1742); physician | 1675 - 1742 |