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A discovery of subterranean treasure : viz. all manner of mines & minerals, from the gold to the coal, with plain directions and rules for finding them in all kingdoms and countries. : Also the art of melting, refining and assaying them made plain and easy ... : To which is added a real experiment, to try whether a piece of gold be true or counterfeit ... : Also a sure way to try what colour any berry, leaf, flower, stalk, root, fruit, seed, bark or wood will give: together with directions for making colours that shall not stain nor fade. : Very necessary for everyone to know, whether he be a traveller by land or sea, or in what country, dominion, or plantation soever he may inhabit. /

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Main Author:	Plattes, Gabriel, active 1638-1640
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : [publisher not identified], Printed M,DCC,XCII. [1792]
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 31174.
Subjects:	Mines and mineral resources. Metals > Refining. Gold > Assaying. Dyes and dyeing, Domestic.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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