Papers in Natural History, 1780s
Item
Identifier: Coll 205/1 (Dc.1.18)
Scope and Contents
'Natural History of the Inhabitants of the Highlands, Book 2, with a glossary. 'Collection of Animals Brought from China an. 1787, by Mr Somerville Wilson, Surgeon of the Lord North Indiaman.' A 1789 museum inventory. Economic evaluation of proposed navigation between the Murray Forth and the Sound of Mull. Addendum to the essay on peat. Tables of mineral genera. Lists of natural history students in Edinburgh from 1782 (approximately 100 mostly handwritten pages of text and tables).
Dates
- 1780s
Creator
- Walker, John, 1731-1803 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 volume
Extent
From the Fonds: 1 metre approx
Physical Description
1 volume
Archivist's Note
Duncan Fisher 18 March 2002
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk