The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, M. DCCC. IX / translated into English, with notes, &c. by Richard Powell.

Royal College of Physicians, London

Date:: 1815

Credit: The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, M. DCCC. IX / translated into English, with notes, &c. by Richard Powell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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