Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.U. Duerst, 14 February 1909
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/3
Scope and Contents
Duerst acknowledges receipt of Ewart's paper 'On skulls of horses from the Roman fort at Newstead' and states that he will send Ewart a copy of his own treatise on the animal remains from Anau when he has received it. He proposes that the desert horse from Anau must be the first domestic horse, or else the first desert or oriental horse.
Dates
- 14 February 1909
Creator
- Duerst, J.U, fl 1908 (zoologist) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
2 leaves
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Ewart's paper 'On Skulls of Horses from the Roman Fort at Newstead, near Melrose, with Observations on the Origin of Domestic Horses' was published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 45, 555-587 (1907).
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1137
Physical Description
2 leaves
Creator
- Duerst, J.U, fl 1908 (zoologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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