Letters and Papers concerning Sea Serpents, 1820-1848
Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.22 (Formerly Gen 119)
Identifier: Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5)
Scope and Contents
Letters and Papers Concerning Sea Serpents consists of:
- notes and clippings regarding sightings of sea serpents (1820-1848)
- letters from Sir John William Dawson, John Fleming, William McGillivray, Alexander Gordon Melville, Patrick Neill, Colonel Parkins and George Robert Waterhouse regarding sea serpents (1845-1848)
Dates
- 1820-1848
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
This series documents the fascination with which scientists of the early to mid 19th century regarded sea serpents. Numerous sightings were recorded, some of which are documented by these letters and cuttings.
Extent
2 folders
- Aquatic Animals
- Dawson, Sir John William, 1820-1899 (geologist)
- Fleming, John, 1785 - 1857 (Free Church of Scotland minister, naturalist, zoologist, geologist)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
- MacGillivray, William, 1796-1852 (naturalist)
- Melville, Alexander Gordon, 1819 - 1901 (Irish comparative anatomist, Professor of Natural History at Queens College, Galway)
- Neill, Patrick, 1776-1851 (naturalist)
- Parkins, fl1845-1848 |
- Sea Monsters
- Waterhouse, George Robert, 1810-1888 (naturalist)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk