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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 02 February 1921

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/1

Scope and Contents

Osborn writes that he has not heard from Ewart for years, despite his own letters to him. He reminds him about his promise of securing the original Celtic horse as the type specimen of Equus caballus celticus for the Museum. He reports that the little stallion Ewart sent to the Museum shows around 95% Celtic characters, and enquires whether Ewart knows of a pure little Celtic mare they could import for breeding purposes. He has been corresponding with Breuil about his forthcoming work on the cave drawings of the Combarelles.

Dates

  • Creation: 02 February 1921

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Full Extent

From the Series: 4 boxes

Physical Location

CLX-A-1138

Physical Description

2 leaves

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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