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RefNoCLP/24/46a
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Mr. [Robert] Colwell's queries sent to the East Indies' transcribed by Henry Oldenburg
Date17th century
DescriptionQuestions the qualities of certain goods found in the East Indies, including lignum aloes [agarwood] and tea. Half of the text is in Latin.

Subject: Geography, Botany
LanguageLatin
English
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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