Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 05 March 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/29
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway thanks Ewart for a block that he has lent him and says that he is at last returning Salensky's paper. He states that he is gratified to find that the tarpan is an original wild Equid and not a feral horse. He asks if Ewart has any data about Cossack ponies, which he supposes are more or less mixed like the Shetlands, and wonders if Ewart has any questions about Barbary horses for Walter Harris, with whom Ridgeway has been in touch. He then goes on to mention early Greek sources for...
Dates:
05 March 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 24 April 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/46
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway thanks Ewart for sending him photographs of the Ward's zebra, which he asks permission to mention in his forthcoming survey of zebras. He goes on to discuss the ponies at Garran Point, Ireland that Ewart has mentioned, and cites some classical and historical references to the Irish 'Hobbie' and its debated connection to Spanish breeds imported in the sixteenth century, although Ridgeway feels that this must have occcured earlier. He concludes that he is in agreement with Ewart that...
Dates:
24 April 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 31 May 1904
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/60
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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for the critique of his manuscript and offers some opinions concerning the history and characteristics of the pony Tarpan redivivus and elaborates on prehistoric horses. He makes some remarks about editorial and spelling matters and discusses the sounds made by the Kiang and Onager ponies.
Dates:
31 May 1904
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- Prehistoric animals 2
- Tarpan 2
- Animal Markings 1
- Barb Horse 1
- Illustrations 1
- Kiang 1
- Onager 1
- Photographs 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Proofreading 1
- Publications 1
- Reindeer 1
- Shetland Pony 1
- Ward's zebras 1
- Wild Ass, African 1
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