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Sir Everard Home: Compendium of the Linnaean System

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6213-6217

Scope and Contents

Compendium of the Linnaean system of botany, with two introductory 'lectures' addressed to 'Dear Mary' (possibly Home's daughter), for whom the work was compiled.

Dates

  • Creation: 1822

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

5 volume(s) (5 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 1919.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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