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RefNoL&P/6/160
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TitlePaper, 'Second journey from Cape Town, in search of plants for Kew Gardens' by Francis Masson
Date1775
DescriptionSubject: Botany

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of three journeys from the Cape Town into the southern parts of Africa; undertaken for the discovery of new plants, towards the improvement of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. By Mr. Francis Masson, one of his Majesty's gardeners. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S'

Read 22 February 1776
Extent30p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1776.0017
RelatedRecordL&P/6/156
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