Manuscripts

The ancient phisicians last legacy to his country -- being what he has collected himself in forty nine years practice

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Description: This is a manuscript transcription written in an unknown hand; bound in vellum with some staining to the covers and initial pages. According to a note by Alan Jutzi (former Chief Curator of Rare Books) "K Donahue at UCLA verifies that this has been copied from post 1742 printed text." The volume was previously in the library of Edward Alexander Tompkins, M.D. (1813-1880) at Grass Valley, CA.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: Approximately 1742.
Call number: mssHM 82864
Creator: Dover, Thomas (1660-1742)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Clifford Hughes, April 1992. Previously in the library of Edward A. Tompkins.

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