The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Mr. Ostome ( - )
A source of cultural artifacts an naturalia for Courten, evidently located in Surinam. Kusukawa identifies him with a "governor of Surinam" mentioned by Martin Lister in a letter to Edward Lhwyd in 1690, although the governor of Suriname at that time was named Abraham van Vredenburgh (15 n.67). Relevant locations: Workplace or place of business Suriname, South AmericaRelationships: Mr. Ostome was a source of object(s) for William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Appendix I to 'William Courten's list of 'Things Bought' from the Late Seventeenth Century.
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