Paper, 'The description of the American pottato [potato]' by Dr [Nehemiah] Grew
Reference number: CLP/10i/32
Date: c. 17th century
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Paper by Grew describing the appearance, taste, and cooking of the American potato plant, as observed in the Caribbean and elsewhere.bA manuscript annotation on reverse indicates that part of paper is lost.
Subject: Botany
- Reference number
- CLP/10i/32
- Earliest possible date
- c. 17th century
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Nehemiah Grew, Paper, 'The description of the American pottato [potato]' by Dr [Nehemiah] Grew, c. 17th century, CLP/10i/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10i_32/paper-the-description-of-the-american-pottato-potato-by-dr-nehemiah-grew, accessed on 25 April 2025
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