Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Henry Dudley Le Souef, 16 March 1898
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/5
Scope and Contents
Le Souef describes the cross-bred zebra that the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens have in their care. It is the product of a Burchell's zebra and white donkey, and is four years old. He goes on to give a physical description of the foal, and writes that he is enclosing photos of the specimens (not present).
Dates
- Creation: 16 March 1898
Creator
- Souef, William Henry Dudley le, 1856-1923 (assistant director, Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
1 leaf
Physical Location
CLX-A-1135
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk