Christopher Merrett’s Pinax rerum naturalium britannicarum (1666): annotations to what is believed to be the author’s personal copy.

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The Royal Society, British Library, Phytologia britannica, Thomas Willisell, Great Fire of London

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Christopher Merrett’s Pinax rerum naturalium britannicarum (1666): annotations to what is believed to be the author’s personal copy. / Foley, Michael.
In: Archives of Natural History, Vol. 33, No. 2, 10.2006, p. 191-201.

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