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Paper, 'An extract of severall relations, deliver'd by P Hieronymo Lobo, a Jesuite, and an eye-witnesse of most of the particulars contained therewith, and by the same command, cared to [Robert] Southwell, who generously imparted it for publication' by Jerónimo Lobo

Reference number: CLP/7i/27

Date: 17th Century

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Lobo shares details of the Nile's source, current, and its course, as well as an account of palm trees, their varieties and fruit. He also discusses the etymology of the Red Sea.

Subject: Exploration / Botany

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CLP/7i/27
Earliest possible date
17th Century
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Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'An extract of severall relations, deliver'd by P Hieronymo Lobo, a Jesuite, and an eye-witnesse of most of the particulars contained therewith, and by the same command, cared to [Robert] Southwell, who generously imparted it for publication' by Jerónimo Lobo, 17th Century, CLP/7i/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_7i_27/paper-an-extract-of-severall-relations-deliverd-by-p-hieronymo-lobo-a-jesuite-and-an-eye-witnesse-of-most-of-the-particulars-contained-therewith-and-by-the-same-command-cared-to-robert-southwell-who-generously-imparted-it-for-publication-by-jerónimo-lobo, accessed on 16 March 2026

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