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Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915 (palaeontologist)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Richard Lydekker, 15 September 1911

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/57
Scope and Contents

Lydekker asks Ewart for a photograph of his Burchell's zebra 'Matopo' and the colt 'Romulus', with permission to reproduce them. The top of the letter is annotated in Ewart's hand 'Sent 3 photos 26 September 1911.'

Dates: 15 September 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 15 September 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/102
Scope and Contents

Ridgeway congratulates Ewart on the announcement of his marriage. He reports that he has finally got a photograph of the Somali wild ass in Regent's Park from Dando. He mentions forthcoming papers about quaggas from Pocock and Lydekker and concludes by enquiring whether the quagga's markings and its bay colour are to be attributed to its living under the same climactic conditions as the Libyan horse.

Dates: 15 September 1904

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