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

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Handkerchief of asbestos

[Engraving].
Click image for full-size. In Print: A letter from Mr. Nich. Waite merchant of London, to Dr. Rob. Plot; concerning some incomebustible cloth, lately exposed to the fire before the Royal Society, Tab. 1