Letter, from Gabriel Grisley to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/G1/31
Date: 15 March 1669
Description
Informing the Royal Society about his catalogue of Lisbon plants; that he wants to create a Royal garden with seeds and plants from Brazil; wants to know if there is anyone in London who would be able to sell flowering plants, bulbs and trees
Gabriel Grisley, German physician living in Lisbon
- Reference number
- EL/G1/31
- Earliest possible date
- 15 March 1669
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Gabriel Grisley, Letter, from Gabriel Grisley to Henry Oldenburg, 15 March 1669, EL/G1/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_31/letter-from-gabriel-grisley-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 23 May 2025
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