#AdventBotany Day 14: Trading nutmeg and swapping islands By Helen Miller

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By Helen Miller Nutmeg in fruit (Photo Nandhu Kumar) On 23rd December 1616 Nathaniel Courthope came into view of Pulo Run, an island situated in the Moluccas (Indonesia), which have been known as the Spice Islands of the East Indies, and is the region from which nutmeg originates. Courthope was the Captain of a trade…

via #AdventBotany Day 14: Trading nutmeg and swapping islands — Culham Research Group

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