Scurvy during Thomas Stevens' voyage to India (1579)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Harri Hemilä
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18174376
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Abstract

Thomas Stevens, a Jesuit, was the first Englishman to travel to India. During the voyage, several passengers suffered from scurvy, an illness that Stevens described in a letter to his father. This document contains an extract from the letter in which the symptoms of scurvy are described.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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7 January 2026
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