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Letter, 'Of one of the carved wooden images found hidden in a cavern in Jamaica and shown to the Royal Society on May 5' from James Theobald to George Parker

Reference number: L&P/3/244

Date: 08 May 1757

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Subject: Antiquities

Read 5 May 1757

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L&P/3/244
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08 May 1757
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Theobald

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James Theobald, Letter, 'Of one of the carved wooden images found hidden in a cavern in Jamaica and shown to the Royal Society on May 5' from James Theobald to George Parker, 08 May 1757, L&P/3/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_244/letter-of-one-of-the-carved-wooden-images-found-hidden-in-a-cavern-in-jamaica-and-shown-to-the-royal-society-on-may-5-from-james-theobald-to-george-parker, accessed on 02 December 2024

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