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3 pages in French and 2 pages in English.

Subejct: Botany

Read 16 March 1779

Reference number
L&P/7/94
Earliest possible date
02 December 1778
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Casimir Gomez de Ortega

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Casimir Gomez de Ortega, Letter, 'Discovery of quinquina shrubs at Santa Fe' from Casimire Gomez de Ortega to John Hyacinth de Magellan, 02 December 1778, L&P/7/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_94/letter-discovery-of-quinquina-shrubs-at-santa-fe-from-casimire-gomez-de-ortega-to-john-hyacinth-de-magellan, accessed on 19 January 2026

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