Plants from the Cape of Good Hope
Date
1693
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p98
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 253mm
width (paper): 200mm
width (paper): 200mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Drawing of two plants from the Cape of Good Hope sent to Hans Sloane, with an inscription in ink at the top 'Philosophical Transactions No. 198', which is where it was printed.
Transcription
At the top: Philosophical Transactions No. 198
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
H. Sloane, 'Two plants from the Cape of Good Hope', Phil. Trans., vol. 17, no. 198 (1693), pp. 664-67. This plant (brought back by 'Mr Goddard') was given to the Royal Society by Alderman Charles Chamberlain, who also gave other exotica to the Society.
Related fellows
Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753, Irish) , Physician
Associated place