Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 07 February 1903
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/17
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway thanks Ewart for the photograph of a pony's head. He asserts that the conclusion that no asses had evolved west of the Nile is incorrect and cites a renowned Arab historian and geographer, Al-Masudi. He mentions the appearance of curiously striped wild asses in the province of Nubia, on the West side of the Nile. Ridgeway discusses the implications of the infiltration of asses into this area and explores its possible origins. He states that he is writing to Walter Burton Harris, who...
Dates:
07 February 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 11 July 1904
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/75
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway writes that he will write to Sanson for details of his North African horses. He thanks Ewart for his help with proofreading and for the loan of his illustrative blocks.
Dates:
11 July 1904
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- Animal Markings 1
- Animal sacrifice 1
- Arabian Horses 1
- Asses 1
- Exmoor pony 1
- Horses 1
- Illustrations 1
- Mythology, Greek 1
- Photographs 1
- Ponies 1
- Prehistoric animals 1
- Proofreading 1
- Wild Ass, African 1 + ∧ less
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