Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 19 December 1901
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/7/28
Scope and Contents
Hagenbeck states how pleased he is in the interest that Ewart has shown in the young Przewalski's horses, which he had obtained for the Duke of Bedford from Central Asia. He says he will be shortly sending details of the horses. He is selling them for £250 each, but is prepared to let Ewart have one for £150. He has sold all his dun Mongolian mares but has one brown and one black which he is prepared to sell for £7 each. He also encloses 2 photographs of zebras which differ markedly from the Chapman's and Burchell's zebra, and three photographs of the Przewalski's horses (photographs not present).
Dates
- 19 December 1901
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
3 Leaves
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
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