The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Charles Plumier (20 Apr 1646 - 20 Nov 1704)
French friar (in the order of the Minims) and botanist who made three botanizing expeditions to the West Indies. He was botanist to King Louis XIV of France. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Plumier BotanistRelevant locations: Visited West Indies, North America
Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Description des plantes de l'Amérique.
as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - L'Art de tourner, ou, De faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour ...: composé en françois & en Latin ... & enrichi de prés de quatre-vingt planches .
References in Documents:
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 762. Darea Americana major pubescens.
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