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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 27 November 1902

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/97

Scope and Contents

Hagenbeck offers Ewart £100 for the three hybrids he is selling. He offers Ewart a young Przewalski's horse skin and skeleton. He also has in his possession the skins of some Siberian Ibex which he suggests might be fitting for Ewart's 'museum' (presumably the Natural History collections at the University of Edinburgh). Hagenbeck also mentions that he had bad luck with Ewart's zebra 'Matopo', who was returned to him by a buyer due to a lung condition.

Dates

  • Creation: 27 November 1902

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Full Extent

2 Leaves

Physical Location

CLX-A-1135

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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