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Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison, 1866-1948 (American naturalist)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 12 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/19
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Cockerell states that he finds Chapman's zebra a very good species to use for the process of measuring skulls. He details at length the various measurements of skulls from the different Equus species, and encloses remarks made by James W. Gidley on this subject.

Dates: 12 March 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 25 April 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/31
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Cockerell writes regarding the notes that he had sent about Equus scotti, and the apparent differences between this species and Equus caballus, an opinion he has now had to alter in the light of information supplied by James Gidley. Cockerell doubts whether the bones of any species of horse would indicate from which hemisphere it originated.

Dates: 25 April 1902

Postcard to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 11 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/16
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Cockerell passes on a reference to an account of a bronze bell handle found on the Pacific coast of North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. He wonders whether the Spaniards might have been able to bring over any Asiatic horses on these occasions. He suggests that Ewart might like to publish the characters (both external and osteological) of the leading breeds of horses in England, as he believes there is a lack of published zoological descriptions of these breeds.

Dates: 11 March 1902

Potscard to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 12 February 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/9
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Cockerell states that he wishes he could conduct experiments on horses in New Mexico as the conditions are very favourable. He mentions that Wilfred Blunt is also of the opinion that the native American horse may have lived to Columbian times. At present he is looking for mixed blood in the skulls of American horses. He points out that the old horses of Europe also had large heads. He also adds that he has found a copy of an aboriginal pictograph representing a man on a horse.

Dates: 12 February 1902

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