Case of Framboesia Guineaensis, or yaws of the African negroes; with some attempt to fix the exact character of that morbid poison / by Joseph Adams.

Adams, Joseph, 1756-1818.

Date:: 1803

Credit: Case of Framboesia Guineaensis, or yaws of the African negroes; with some attempt to fix the exact character of that morbid poison / by Joseph Adams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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