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RefNoEL/K/36
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TitleLetter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
CreatorKlein; James Theodorus (fl 1730-1740)
Date4 July 1730
DescriptionDiscussing the skull of an ox with sockets for the horns; concerning a woman with a 'plica Polonica' (a disease where the hair becomes twisted and matted. Originated in Poland hence 'Polish plait'); concerning a man with a tumour on the eye
Engravings attached
LanguageEnglish
Extent5p
FormatManuscript and engravings
Place originGda?sk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Origin coordinates54.35205, 18.64637
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 426, p 427
RelatedRecordRBO/17/18
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2b3266f4-873a-4148-9f47-666364cea673
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA7788Klein; Jacobus Theodorus (1685 - 1759)1685 - 1759
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