'The Root China' mb-code 1193021 A compound microscope manufactured by

A compound microscope manufactured by Hugh Powell (1799-1883) and Peter Lealand

View of the west end of the church

9th February 1974

Gladstone as the potman

'The Root China' mb-code 1193021 A compound microscope manufactured byBotanical study of 'The Root China' (Ginseng), with mountains and a settlement visible in the background. The accompanying text states that the plant is used in the treatment of 'Spanish pox' and gout. Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China