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Unpublished letter and paper, regarding a Venezuelan woman and her fortieth child by John Skey Eustace

Reference number: AP/5/15

Date: 1786

Description

The paper, written in Spanish, details a case of a 41-year-old woman in Venezuela who had recently given birth to her fortieth healthy child. The paper is preceded by an introductory letter in English from Eustace to Sir Joseph Banks.

Subject: Medicine

Reference number
AP/5/15
Earliest possible date
1786
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
23 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Skey Eustace

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John Skey Eustace, Unpublished letter and paper, regarding a Venezuelan woman and her fortieth child by John Skey Eustace, 1786, AP/5/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_5_15/unpublished-letter-and-paper-regarding-a-venezuelan-woman-and-her-fortieth-child-by-john-skey-eustace, accessed on 17 September 2026

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