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Correspondence relating to Sir Richard Owen, 1838-1859

Correspondence relating to Sir Richard Owen, 1838-1859

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Correspondence relating to Sir Richard Owen, 1838-1859

About this item

Full title

Correspondence relating to Sir Richard Owen, 1838-1859

Date

1838-1859

Call Numbers

MLDOC 62

Record Identifier

92eVgayY

Reference Code

914620
Physical Description

Contents

1 folder of textual material - manuscript

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Item 1
Autograph letter signed from Sir George Grey to Sir Richard Owen, from Mauritius sending specimens including skeleton of a native of West Australia and describing other specimens, 19 August 1838

Item 2
Autograph letter signed from Sir Richard Owen to his son Willie, describing a spiny anteater, the first one brought from Austral...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Correspondence relating to Sir Richard Owen, 1838-1859

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

Description source

Compiled from the Manuscripts MLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from W. Myers, 1958

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLDOC 62

Record Identifier

92eVgayY

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVgayY

Other Identifiers

Reference code

914620

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