Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 02 November 1909
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/29
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway writes concerning the confusion over the provenance of the Ward's zebra skin to which Ridgeway refers in a paper for the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. He asks Ewart to confirm that the skin came from the Lombori Hills, as Rowland Ward are now asking Ridgeway to settle the matter.
Dates
- Creation: 02 November 1909
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
2 leaves
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Ridgeway refers to his paper, published in May 1909 in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society on 'The Differentiation of the Three Species of Zebras'. In November 1909 the Society published Ridgeway's letter correcting the error concerning the provenance of the zebra.
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1137
Physical Description
2 leaves
Creator
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk