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Thomas Herbert (1606 - 1682)
Traveller, government official, historian, antiquary, and a gentleman of the bedchamber of King Charles I. He received his baronetcy at the Restoration. He travelled widely to Persia, Africa, and India, including Madagascar and Mauritius. According to Leith-Ross,In 1680 Herbert wrote to Elias Ashmole saying that South Lambeth was 'a place I well know, having bin sundry times at Mr Tredescons (to whom I gave severall things I collected in my travaills) & was much delighted with his gardens', describing them as 'a place of much pleasure as well as privacy' (180).Named as a benefactor in Musaeum Tradescantianum. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/13049 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Herbert,_1st_Baronet Relevant locations: Visited The Ark
Visited Mauritius
Visited Madagascar
Visited India
Visited Persia
People linked to person: Thomas Herbert was a correspondent of Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)
Thomas Herbert was a employed by Charles I of England (1600-1649)
Thomas Herbert was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John, the Elder Tradescant (c.1570s-c.15 Apr 1638)
Thomas Herbert was a source of object(s) for Tradescanti (-)
Thomas Herbert was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John Tradescant, the Younger (4 Aug 1608 [bap.]-22 Apr 1662)