Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

Copy of a letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/L5/75

Date: 27 June 1675

Description

Sends a transcription of a letter from Thomas Townes about his experiences in Barbardos: about wine; the climate; vegetation; the indigenous population
Original is EL/L5/74

Reference number
EL/L5/75
Earliest possible date
27 June 1675
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator names

Martin Lister

View page for Martin Lister

Martin Lister

View page for Martin Lister

Use this record

Citation

Martin Lister, Martin Lister, Copy of a letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, 27 June 1675, EL/L5/75, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_75/copy-of-a-letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 April 2026

Link to this record

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/el_l5_75/copy-of-a-letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg" title="Copy of a letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

    View collection