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Episodes in the history of cinchona 1: the count of Chinchón receives the febrifuge from his native servant. Oil painting by a Roman painter.
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Episodes in the history of cinchona 1: the count of Chinchón receives the febrifuge from his native servant. Oil painting by a Roman painter.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Peruviæ collecta novis chinconius oris accipit a servo pharmaca febrifuga.

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