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  <dc:title>Paper, regarding observations of a journey to Denmark and Holland by William Oliver</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Oliver presents a detailed description of the curiosities found within the Royal Library of Denmark, including precious materials, a fetus and animal parts, including of 'sea-unicorns' and 'Hares, with divers sorts of Horns'. Also includes a description of a bird seen in Amsterdam, which William Oliver calls 'vultur americanus minor carthgena', and of an account of a 'Prussian boor' who swallowed a knife.

Subject: Collecting / Culture

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A letter from Dr William Oliver to the publisher, giving his remarks in a late journey into Denmark and Holland'</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1703</dc:date>
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