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Paper, 'Roman inscriptions at Tunis copied in 1730' by John Locke

Reference number: L&P/4/179

Date: 1763

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Subject: Antiquities

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Roman inscriptions at Tunis in Africa, copied about the year 1730. By Dr. Carilos, a native of Madrid, then Physician to the Bey of Tunis, communicated by John Locke, Esq. F. R. S'

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L&P/4/179
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1763
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16 pages
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Paper, 'Roman inscriptions at Tunis copied in 1730' by John Locke, 1763, L&P/4/179, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_179/paper-roman-inscriptions-at-tunis-copied-in-1730-by-john-locke, accessed on 23 March 2025

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