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Letter, from John Monro to Hans Sloane, dated at Marseilles

Reference number: EL/M2/15

Date: 22 August 1700

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Account of the catacombs of Rome and Naples
Read to the Royal Society on 13 November 1700

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EL/M2/15
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22 August 1700
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12 pages
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Manuscript
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John Monro

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John Monro, Letter, from John Monro to Hans Sloane, dated at Marseilles, 22 August 1700, EL/M2/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_15/letter-from-john-monro-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-marseilles, accessed on 19 May 2026

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