Walker, John, 1731-1803 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman)

Bound manuscript entitled 'Sect. 7. Cattle, Green Crops' , c 1790

Item — Box CLX-A-1141

Identifier: Coll-205/7

Scope and Contents A large bound manuscript volume entitled 'Sect. 7. Cattle, Green Crops'. Given the title, this text, whilst complete in itself, must be part of a multivolume set. 'The Soil & Climate of the Highlands' 'The State of the Highland Cattle during Winter' 'The grasses and green Crops proper to be cultivated in the Highlands' 'Crops for dry Provender: 1....

Dates: c 1790

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker

Correspondence of Dr. John Walker, Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh, 18th Century

Item

Identifier: La.III.352

Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. John Walker, Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh.

Dates: 18th Century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes

Descriptions of land and aquatic animal species, including insects, 1770

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/4 (Dc.2.32)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of new and extant species of land and aquatic animals, including insects (approximately 204 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1770

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1770

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/3 (Dc.2.31)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of plants, including trees and lichen, animals, and fish.

Dates: 1770

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1772

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/5 (Dc.2.33)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of plant and animal species observed mostly around Edinburgh (approximately 198 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1772

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1773

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/6 (Dc.2.34)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of plant and insect species (approximately 212 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1773

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1774

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/7 (Dc.2.35)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of plant and insect species (approximately 202 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1774

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plant species, 1769

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/2 (Dc.2.30)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of new and extant species of plants, with notes about other people's collections (approximately 192 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1769

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Descriptions of plants, insects, and minerals, 1766

Item

Identifier: Coll-205/3/1 (Dc.2.29)

Scope and Contents

Descriptions of new and extant species of plants, mostly, with a few insects and minerals as well (approximately 176 handwritten pages).

Dates: 1766

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Notes and Memoranda on Natural History (7 vols Dc.2.29-35)

Extracts and notes on natural history, c1770

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Identifier: Coll-205/4/2 (Dc.2.37)

Scope and Contents Extracts chiefly from Sir Robert Sibbald's books and MSS on natural history in the Advocates' Library. Subjects include minerals, antiquities (e.g., Roman epigraphy, bones in medieval battlefields), sea and animal life, native customs (magical scarves that cattlemen's wives once wore), geographic curiosities (a cliff that shines in the sun, a natural hole of unsoundable depth, there being no frogs in Getland, etc.) Approximately 178 handwritten pages. Authorship not known with...

Dates: c1770

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Extracts and similar relating to Scotland, its history etc.(3 vols Dc.2.36-38)

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Bound manuscript entitled 'Sect. 7. Cattle, Green Crops' , c 1790

Correspondence of Dr. John Walker, Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh, 18th Century

Descriptions of land and aquatic animal species, including insects, 1770

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1770

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1772

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1773

Descriptions of plant and animal species, 1774

Descriptions of plant species, 1769

Descriptions of plants, insects, and minerals, 1766

Extracts and notes on natural history, c1770

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