Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 24 October 1916
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/31
Scope and Contents
Osborn reports the safe arrival of the Equus caballus and Equus caballus celticus. He feels strongly that the Museum should have Ewart's original type specimen of Equus caballus celticus because it agrees more closely with his original characterisation of the species in the small size of the head. He asks whether it would be practical to have the skin removed and the skeleton sent to them, as the specimen Ewart has sent has a larger head and sloping hind quarters. He reports that he has acquired two specimens of Pliohippus for the Museum, which provides knowledge of the complete skeleton for the first time. He is glad that Ewart liked his book Men of the Old Stone Age, despite a critical review from Smith Woodward in Nature.
Dates
- 24 October 1916
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Osborn's book Men of the Old Stone Age: their environment, life and art was published in New York in 1915.
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1138
Physical Description
1 leaf
- American Museum of Natural History (1869-:)
- Hides and Skins
- Horse Breeds
- Horses
- Museums
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 (curator, American Museum of Natural History, New York)
- Physical Characteristics
- Pliohippus
- Publications
- Skeletons
- Species
- Specimens
- Woodward, Arthur Smith, Sir, 1864-1944 (English palaeontologist)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk