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Catalog Number |
2018.1.002 |
Object Name |
Book |
Summary |
History of (references to) quicksilver going back to ancient Greece, Rome, and the Persian Empire. Language of origin included with English translations. Also includes "statements on quicksilver discoveries and mining in California, by persons who witnessed or participated in these interesting events". This includes Joseph Warren Revere (c. 1846), Rev. C. S. Lyman (c. 1848), Mrs. S. A. Downer (c. 1854), and John Keast Lord (c. 1860), who visited or worked at the New Almaden mines. |
Author |
Egenhoff, Elisabeth L. |
Title |
De Argento Vivo - Historic Documents on Quicksilver and Its Recovery in California Prior to 1860 |
Published Date |
1953 |
Physical Description |
Paperback book, with 144 pages. |
Cataloged by |
Judd, Becky |
Collection |
Anonymous/Unknown 1 |