Record

RefNoEL/S1/23
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Southwell to Hans Sloane, dated at King's Weston
CreatorSouthwell; Sir; Robert (1635-1702); diplomat and government official
Date13 October 1697
DescriptionConcerning a copper mine on the Avon near Bristol; account of humming birds in the Caribbean
Read to the Royal Society on 20 October 1697
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originKings Weston House, Bristol, City of Bristol, England
Origin coordinates51.45523, -2.59665
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8abe42dc-73c3-4f1c-a423-b347c508bfc0
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA8282Southwell; Sir; Robert (1635 - 1702); diplomat and government official1635 - 1702
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