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A journey to Paris in the year 1698.

Publication Details

London: Jacob Tonson, 1698 CE.

Includes observations of natural history collections, estates and libraries of Parisians, and commentary on science, art, food, wine, medicine, and more. Late in 1697, William Bentinck, Lord Portland, was sent on a diplomatic mission to Paris, and Lister accompanied him as physician. Lister's duties left him ample time to meet and talk with other intellectuals, to see their collections and gardens, and to explore the city. Digital facsimile of the first of three 1699 editions from the Internet Archive at this link. Edited reprint, with annotations, a life of Lister and a Lister bliography, by Raymond Phineas Stearns (Urbana, IL, 1967). 

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#8592
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10769
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLa-journey-to-paris-in-the-year-1698

Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: Urbana, IL; Portland, OR; Paris