| Reference number | CLP/3i/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A description of the artifice and making of tarr and pitch in New England, and the materialls of which it is made' by [John] Winthrop |
| Date | [1662] |
| Description | Winthrop describes the production of tar and pitch, including the materials from which they are made and the methods of making them.
Subject: Industry
Read to the Royal Society on 9 July 1662. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/1/41 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7404 | Winthrop; John (1606 - 1676); colonial governor and physician | 1606 - 1676 |