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De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace, ac sceletyrbe, seu vulgo dicto scorbuto, libellus.
Antwerp: apud viduam Martini Nutii, 1564.
Jean de Joinville was probably the first, about 1250, to describe scurvy; Vasco da Gama noted its occurrence at sea, and Jacques Cartier mentioned it. Ronsse gave an early medical account describing how sailors cured themselves by eating oranges and lemons as soon as they reached the coast of Spain. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #3710 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/4462 |
| Author Bio Link | worldcat.org/identities ↗ |
| External URL | de-magnis-hippocratis-lienibus-pliniique-stomacace-ac-sceletyrbe-seu-vulgo-dicto-scorbuto-libellus |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Antwerp