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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 08 April 1903

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/41

Scope and Contents

Hagenbeck mentions the zebras he has in exchange for 'Romulus' or the Exmoor hybrid and states that he is surprised to find that some people at the London Zoo consider the Przewalski's horse to be a mule. He states that he has sold 'Matopo' to Arthur Yates, refers to the Kiang pony and Korea stallion which he is trying to sell and writes of his anticipated delivery of East African zebras which he will train to harness.

Dates

  • Creation: 08 April 1903

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Extent

3 Leaves

Physical Location

CLX-A-1136

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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