'Sir H. Sloane', (1660-1753), 1830. Creator: Unknown.
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'Sir H. Sloane', (1660-1753), 1830. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) Irish physician, naturalist and collector whose donations founded the British Museum, British Library and Natural History Museums in London. Elected to the Royal College of Physicians by age 27 he travelled to Jamaica, witnessed cruelty to slaves and discovered cocoa. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]
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- Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
- Sir Hans Sloane: British: Physician and naturalist, founder of British Museum
People Related
- Alfred Howard: : Editor
- Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
- Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
- J Cumming: Irish: Publisher
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3997x5397
File Size : 63,199kb
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- 0580069680
- 2-721-773
- 2721773
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