The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Chelsea Physic Garden
Chelsea (Settlement), London (Settlement), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Established as the Apothecaries’ Garden in 1673. Samuel Doody succeeded John Watts (fl. 1670s-1701) as keeper of the garden in 1692 (Riley, 94). Nicholaus Staphorst was the third "operator" of garden as well as the attached laboratory (Armytage, 26). URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Physic_Garden People associated with this location: Doody, Samuel (28 May 1656-1706) - Workplace or place of business
Rand, Isaac (1674-1743) - Workplace or place of business
Staphorst, Nicholaus, the Elder (-fl. 1701) - Workplace or place of business
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (1617-) - Owned
Print Sources linked to this location: Mentioned - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.
Mentioned - The Club at the Temple Coffee House Revisited.
Mentioned - The Royal Society and the Apothecaries 1660-1722.
Subject of discourse or work of art - Isaac Rand and the Apothecaries' Physic Garden at Chelsea.
Subject of discourse or work of art - Memoirs of the Botanic Garden at Chelsea Belonging to the Society of Apothecaries of London.