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Letter, 'A narrative of the discovery of the Patagonias on the Easterly point of South America' from Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/4/368

Date: 10 February 1767

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Subject: Geography

Read 12 February 1767

Reference number
L&P/4/368
Earliest possible date
10 February 1767
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Matthew Maty

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Matthew Maty, Letter, 'A narrative of the discovery of the Patagonias on the Easterly point of South America' from Matthew Maty, 10 February 1767, L&P/4/368, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_368/letter-a-narrative-of-the-discovery-of-the-patagonias-on-the-easterly-point-of-south-america-from-matthew-maty, accessed on 15 October 2024

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