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Paper, 'Some account of termites' by Henry Smeathman

Reference number: L&P/7/188

Date: 1781

Description

Contains five plates.

Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Some account of the termites, which are found in Africa and other hot climates. In a letter from Mr. Henry Smeathman, of Clement's Inn, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'

Read 1 February 1781

Reference number
L&P/7/188
Earliest possible date
1781
Physical description
Ink on paper and five plates
Page extent
80 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Some account of termites' by Henry Smeathman, 1781, L&P/7/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_188/paper-some-account-of-termites-by-henry-smeathman, accessed on 16 January 2026

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