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Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the Kingdom of Thibet. In a letter from John Stewart, Esquire, F.R.S. to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S'

Read 17 April 1777

Reference number
L&P/6/243
Earliest possible date
20 March 1777
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
25 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Stewart

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John Stewart, Letter, 'Account of the kingdom of Thibet' from John Stewart to John Pringle, 20 March 1777, L&P/6/243, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_243/letter-account-of-the-kingdom-of-thibet-from-john-stewart-to-john-pringle, accessed on 11 February 2025

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