Sir Hans Sloane's Collection of 'vegetable substances' of plant parts.
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Sir Hans SLOANE (1660 - 1753): Sir Hans Sloane amassed one of the greatest collections of plants, animals, antiquities, coins and many other objects of his time. It was to be the founding core of the British Museum and later The Natural History Museum.
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