Paper, 'Enquiryes for the East Indies' by Mr Colwall
Reference number: CLP/19/2
Date: 17th Century

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Colwall presents a series of questions about the vegetation of South and Southeast Asia, including Malabar [south western coast of India] and Sumatra [Indonesia].
Subject: Exploration / Botany
- Reference number
- CLP/19/2
- Earliest possible date
- 17th Century
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'Enquiryes for the East Indies' by Mr Colwall, 17th Century, CLP/19/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_19_2/paper-enquiryes-for-the-east-indies-by-mr-colwall, accessed on 14 June 2025
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