Medicina Britannica, or A treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain : containing a particular account of their nature, virtues, and uses ; together with the observations of the most learned physicians, as well ancient as modern, communicated to the late ingenious Mr. Ray, and the learned Dr. Sim. Pauli ; adapted more especially to the occasions of those, whose condition or situation of life deprives them, in a great measure, of the helps of the learned

Title Variants

Alternative: Treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain

By

Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772

Bartram, John, 1699-1777
Paulli, Simon, 1603-1680
Ray, John, 1627-1705
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 , printer
Hall, David, 1714-1772 , printer

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Philadelphia], London printed : Philadelphia re-printed, and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the post-office, in Market-Street, MDCCLI [1751]

Edition

The third edition ; with a preface by Mr. John Bartram, botanist of Pennsylvania, and his notes throughout the work, shewing the places where many of the described plants are to be found in these parts of America, their differences in name, appearance and virtue, from those of the same kind in Europe ; and an appendix, containing a description of a number of plants peculiar to America, their uses, virtues, &c.

Notes

Includes an index.

Tail-piece.

Signatures: a-b⁴ c² B-X⁸ Y⁴ Z-2B⁸ 2C².

Evans | 6783

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, | 1240

Miller, C.W. Franklin, | 546

Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, | 1743

Sabin | 80574

Blake, J. NLM 18th cent., | p. 417

ESTC (RLIN) | W3995

Subjects

Botany , handbooks , Phytotherapy , Plants, Medicinal , Popular works

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.125384
NLM: Film 59-5 no. 1
NLM: Film 633 reel 87 no. 1743
NLM: WZ 270 S559m 1751