A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops : together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / by Thomas Dancer.
- Thomas Dancer
- Date:
- 1781
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Credit: A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops : together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / by Thomas Dancer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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