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Historical Bibliography Updated: January 12, 2020

Hortus Americanus, containing an account of the trees, shrubs, and other vegetable productions of South-America and the West-India islands, and particularly of the island of Jamaica; interspersed with many curious and useful observations, respecting their uses in medicine, diet, and mechanics.

Publication Details

Kingston, Jamaica: Printed and Published by Alexander Aikman, 1794 CE.

Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#9989
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12178
External URLhortus-americanus-containing-an-account-of-the-trees-shrubs-and-other-vegetable-production

Geographic Context

Publication place: Kingston, Jamaica