M0007869: Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936) and J. Baiz, his guide and interpreter

Date:
1941
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WT/D/1/20/1/67/85
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M0007869: Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936) and J. Baiz, his guide and interpreter. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced September 2020: Sir Henry Wellcome and J. Baiz, his guide

Description

Photograph of Sir Henry Wellcome and J. Baiz, his guide and interpreter on horseback during their journey through Central America. In 1878, the 25 year-old Henry Wellcome set out on an expedition to explore the native Chinchona forests of Ecuador. The bark of Chinchona trees was the prime source of pure quinine, an extract used to treat malaria. Related images: L0076781

Publication/Creation

1941

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds a photographic print of the image: WA/PHO/Kel/B.1

Notes

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 2020.

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