Peter's prophecy, or, The president and poet, or, An important epistle to Sir J. Banks, on the approaching election of a president of the Royal Society. With an etching by an eminent artist / by Peter Pindar [pseud.].

  • Pindar, Peter, 1738-1819.
Date:
1788
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Peter's prophecy, or, The president and poet, or, An important epistle to Sir J. Banks, on the approaching election of a president of the Royal Society. With an etching by an eminent artist / by Peter Pindar [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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