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’Bird stuffers and snake charmers’: India and the Royal Society
Rupert Baker, Royal Society Library, and Anna Winterbottom, Queen Mary, University of London
A chance to take a guided tour of our India exhibition, and to see stunning illustrations of Indian flora and fauna from our book collections. There will be short talks on the background to the exhibition, and on the role of the East India Company in bringing these treasures to Western eyes.