The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Walvren, Dr. ( - fl. 1690)

The source of "serpent's horns" in Courten's collection. Sloane catalogues a "mountain of metals and minerals of Saxony with ways of working the same, bought by Mr. Courten of Dr Walraven's widow" (Thackray, 126). Sloane names Dr. Walraven as a source of plant specimens from the "East Indies" (Pickering, 69-70). Relationships: Walvren was a source of object(s) for William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
Walvren was a source of object(s) for Hans Sloane (1660-1753)

 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Mineral and fossil collections.
as Mentions or references - Putting nature in a box: Hans Sloane’s ‘Vegetable Substances’ collection.
 References in Documents: