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Letter, from Nicolaus Witsen [to the Royal Society], dated at Amsterdam

Reference number: EL/W3/53

Date: 01 January 1697

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Account of the effects of volcanoes on the Molucca islands. Witsen has transcribed letters sent to him about this
Read to the Royal Society on 5 May 1697

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EL/W3/53
Earliest possible date
01 January 1697
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Nicolaus Witsen

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Nicholaes Corneliszoon Witsen

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Nicolaus Witsen, Nicholaes Corneliszoon Witsen, Letter, from Nicolaus Witsen [to the Royal Society], dated at Amsterdam, 01 January 1697, EL/W3/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_53/letter-from-nicolaus-witsen-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-amsterdam, accessed on 07 June 2026

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    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

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