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Letter, 'Concerning a book on Surinam' from J P Spiering to Edward Mendez da Costa

Reference number: L&P/4/210

Date: 19 December 1763

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Subject: Geography

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L&P/4/210
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19 December 1763
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Concerning a book on Surinam' from J P Spiering to Edward Mendez da Costa, 19 December 1763, L&P/4/210, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_210/letter-concerning-a-book-on-surinam-from-j-p-spiering-to-edward-mendez-da-costa, accessed on 24 January 2026

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