Thomas Harriot28 July 1586
Brought over to Plymouth from Colombia
England · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Brought over to Plymouth from Colombia
Returns to England with potato & tobacco
Imports the first potato into England from Virginia on Francis Drakes ship
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