In his long life, the noted physician, scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane amassed one of the greatest collections ... the great botanists and physicians of his time: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort ...

Sir Hans Sloane was ... the catalogue entry. Sloane's original entry reads: ‘1,716. An Walnutt from Caribes?’ In France he met and befriended more of the great botanists and physicians of his time, ...

From the private collection of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753, the British Museum has grown to become one of the world's most ...