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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Hector Frederik Estrup Jungersen, 06 June 1903

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/58

Scope and Contents

Jungersen recommends two books dealing with horses on Iceland and the Faroes. He provides details on the introduction to horses to these places by the Norsemen and Vikings, and cites evidence for various prehistoric horses. He reports that he saw 'Romulus' in the stable of Carl Hagenbeck the previous summer and that he would like to see Ewart's Przewalski's horse 'Sir John'.

Dates

  • Creation: 06 June 1903

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Full Extent

1 leaf

Physical Location

CLX-A-1136

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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