These manuscripts comprise two copies of a work on the theory and extensive therapeutic uses of Peruvian balsam, probably produced in Mexico in the second half of the 18th century.
Papers of: Virtudes del Balsamo Peruano
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- ReferenceGB 120 WMS/Amer.2 and 13
- Dates of Creationlate 18th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialSpanish
- Physical Description2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Arrangement
WMS/Amer.13 is a copy of WMS/Amer.2.
Access Information
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Acquisition Information
Purchased 1962.
Other Finding Aids
Described in: Robin Price, An Annotated Catalogue of Medical Americana in the Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1983). Detailed catalogue available at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
manuscript; bound volumes
Archivist's Note
description compiled by Christopher Hilton based upon those in the Library's published finding aid by Robin Price.
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Custodial History
The items in this collection formed part of the Guerra Collection.