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

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William Salmon (1644 - 1713)

A presumed physician (he held no medical degree and was was not sanctioned by the Royal College of Physicians) and practitioner of empiric medicine. He was a minor collector who travelled to New England and the West Indies. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24559?docPos=1 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Salmon#CITEREFMoore1897 Relevant locations: Residence at Red Balls, The, Salisbury Court
Residence at George Yard, London
Residence at Blue Balcony, Holborn Bridge
Visited West Indies, North America
Visited New England, United States
Linked print sources: as Subject of/in a document - The English Virtuoso: Art, Medicine, and Antiquarianism in the Age of Empiricism.
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