Letters from Beck, Henrik Henriksen to Charles Lyell, 1837
File — Box: Box 1.1
Identifier: Coll-203/1/14
Scope and Contents
Dr Beck on Recent & Fossil Conchology – Copenhagen 1837. Geography of Shells
Notes from Henrik Henriksen Beck listing common Genera of marine animals by geographical zones. In these notes, Beck mainly lists mollusks in the Arctic Sea. Other zones such as the Atlantic Sea and the northern hemisphere are also featured in the list.
Dates
- Creation: 1837
Creator
- Beck, Henrik Henriksen, 1799–1863 (Danish naturalist) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
16 folios (1 folder)
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
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
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk