| RefNo | EL/S2/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Hans Sloane to Lady Essex [Elizabeth Capell] |
| Creator | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660-1753); English physician; collector; baronet |
| Date | 23 March 1734 |
| Description | Sloane thanks Lady Essex for sending the fruit which he says is called 'water caltrops' in English and grown in Germany and Italy; gives Latin names for the fruit and that he had received a variety of the fruit from China |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ab95abdc-0cd1-4d16-a02d-5f031412caba |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |