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James Bruce
Scottish explorer and botanist (1730–1794)
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9 works
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Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
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Date: 1 October 1804
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Reference: 20919i
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Pods and seeds of a Sterculia plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
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Date: 1 October 1804
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Reference: 20925i
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Gaguedi plant (Protea): flowering stem. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
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Date: 1 October 1804
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Reference: 20923i
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Mupambangoma plant (Albizia gummifera): flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Heath, ca. 1804.
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Date: 1 October 1804
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Reference: 20920i
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Travels, between the years 1765 and 1773, through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia, into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile : comprehending an interesting narrative of the author's adventures in Abyssinia, and a circumstantial account of the manners, customs, government, religion, history &c &c of that country : being the substance of the original work / by the late James Bruce.
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James Bruce
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Date: [1812]
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19 works
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The annual necrology, for 1797-8; including, also, various articles of neglected biography
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Date: 1800
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Luigi Balugani's drawings of African plants : from the collection made by James Bruce of Kinnaird on his travels to discover the source of the Nile 1767-1773 / by Paul Hulton, F. Nigel Hepper, Ib Friis.
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Paul Hope Hulton
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Date: 1991
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An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce , Esq. into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work. By Samuel Shaw, Esq.
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Bruce, James 1730-1794.
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Date: 1800
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A complementary epistle to James Bruce, Esq. The Abyssinian traveller. By Peter Pindar, Esq.
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Pindar, Peter 1738-1819.
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Date: 1790
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An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce , Esq. into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work. By Samuel Shaw, Esq.
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Bruce, James 1730-1794.
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Date: 1790
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James Heath
Related topics
History, 19th Century
Botany
Ethiopia
Plants
Plants, Useful
History, 18th Century
Ethiopia - Description and travel
Explorers - Africa - Biography
Ethiopia - History
Nile River - Discovery and exploration
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