Botanicum Insulense
Collection
Identifier: GTM-0046
Leatherbound manuscript titled Botanicum Insulense, containing 10 handpainted illustrations of plants and insects and over 300 pages handwritten in Latin. Botanicum Insulenses was written by Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois (1715-1804), a physician and pharmacist, and professor of botany at the University of Lille when this manuscript was made. This copy may have been made by him or by a student the University.
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0.1 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Latin
Immediate source of acquistion unknown--possibly donated by Anne Hirshhorn. It was acquired sometime before 2008.
The manuscript received conservation treatment in 2017. It was also digitized at that time.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository