M0017783: The "Gascon pharmacy", a 17th century apothecary in Besancon, France

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Pharmacy in Besancon, France, 1602.

Postcard photograph of a corner of a 17th century pharmacy founded by Gabriel Gascon, now a museum at the Saint Jacques Hospital, Besancon, France. The photograph was made from a postcard in the possession of a Dr. Newman.

February 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.