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Title: China pitaya, aranciata e rossa
Creator: Calamai, Luigi
Publication Info: Livorno, Italy : Gio. Pietro Ulrich Fig. e C., April 12, 1839.
Physical Details: 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 25 x 20.7 cm.
Physical Condition: Heavily stained, but perfectly legible, some dog-earing. Fair.

Historical Notes: Letter addressed to "Gio. Pietro Ulrich Fig. e C."
Donor Notes: A promotional letter expounding on the merits of Chinchoa [sic] bark from Pitayó (Cauca, Colombia) written by a Florentine pharmacist, Luigi Calamai. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Cinchona bark -- Therapeutic use
Medicinal plants -- Colombia -- Cauca

Type: Broadside
Language: Italian
Format: JPG
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Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00927
Record Number: 29