Glenn H Shepard Jr on Nostr: The Brazilian Federal Police, in collaboration with Scotland Yard, recovered TODAY in ...

The Brazilian Federal Police, in collaboration with Scotland Yard, recovered TODAY in London a rare Dutch book from the year 1658 that was stolen from the Goeldi Museum, in Belém do Pará (where I work!), in 2008. The valuable work by doctor Willem Piso presents drawings and descriptions of flora, fauna and medicinal plants of Brazil based on his historic expedition in the early 17th century together with geographer and astronomer Georg Marcgrave.

https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2024/03/policia-federal-recupera-em-londres-obra-literaria-furtada-de-museu-do-para

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