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Capponi, Gino, late 1860s - early 1870s
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Identifier: Coll-1989/11
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Autograph letter signed from Gino Capponi, in French, No place, "Jeudi 21" [no year], probably to Susan or Joanna Horner, accompanying a parcel containing several books he was able to find at the moment, as well as a list of other works that might be of assistance to her: “Voici, Mademoiselle, le peu de livres que j’ai pu recueillir pour le moment, et une indication sommaire d’autres ouvrages qui pourraient plus ou moins vous servir”. He asks her to let him know what else she needs and...
Dates:
late 1860s - early 1870s
García, Manuel, 19th century
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Identifier: Coll-1989/25
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Autograph letter signed, in French, from Manuel García to an unidentified recipient in connection with the Lyell/Horner family, concerning music lessons: “Chère Mademoiselle – Voulez vous avoir la bonté de dire a Mr. Lyell que je serai charmé d’entendre les enfants jeudi prochain à 2h – s’ils savent quelqu’air, tant mieux. Sinon je leur ferai chanter les gammes. – Quant à Mme. Lavery, si elle veut m’honorer de sa visite egalement jeudi à 3h. Je serai à ses ordres pour les operas qu’elle...
Dates:
19th century
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Baron de Parana (in French), with three photographs, 01 February 1899
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/10
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Baron de Parana tells Ewart that he has just read a translation of his article on Burchell's zebra hybrids and mares. He states he is enclosing other papers documenting his own cross-breeding experiments, including three photographs (only two photographs present). He lists the physical characteristics of the offspring resulting from his experiments and makes comparisons with those belonging to Ewart. The photographs depict a Burchell zebra and two of his hybridised offspring, all...
Dates:
01 February 1899
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Comte Maurice Delamarre de Monchaux (in French), 31 March 1897
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/3/3
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Delamarre states that he had read about Ewart's researches in hybridisation in a volume of La Revue Scientifique and was enclosing a photograph of an animal which was currently living in the zoological gardens of the Bois de Boulogne (photograph not present).
Dates:
31 March 1897