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Letter, 'First of three journeys from Cape Town into the interior, in search of plants for Kew Gardens' from Francis Masson to John Pringle

Reference number: L&P/6/156

Date: 01 November 1775

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Subject: Botany

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of three journeys from the Cape Town into the southern parts of Africa; undertaken for the discovery of new plants, towards the improvement of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. By Mr. Francis Masson, one of his Majesty's gardeners. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S'

Read 1 February 1776

Reference number
L&P/6/156
Earliest possible date
01 November 1775
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Ink on paper
Page extent
12 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'First of three journeys from Cape Town into the interior, in search of plants for Kew Gardens' from Francis Masson to John Pringle, 01 November 1775, L&P/6/156, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_156/letter-first-of-three-journeys-from-cape-town-into-the-interior-in-search-of-plants-for-kew-gardens-from-francis-masson-to-john-pringle, accessed on 20 July 2026

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