Letter 1516

Frederik Ruysch to Hans Sloane – February 8, 1708


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Date: February 8, 1708
Author: Frederik Ruysch
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 104-105



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Ruysch praises Sloane’s book on Jamaica. He promises to send botanical specimens. Frederik Ruysch was a Dutch botanist and anatomist who came to prominence for his study of the lymphatic system. He preserved many of his anatomical specimens, some of which were human, and his collection of curiosities was visited by the likes of Peter the Great (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Ruysch).




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