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Letters from Reeve, Lovell Augustus to Charles Lyell, 31 March 1841 - 28 February 1853

 File — Box: Box 1.11
Identifier: Coll-203/1/224

Scope and Contents

First letter is summarised on the envelope by Lyell as "Snails of Galapagos peculiar type / E. Forbes doubts it".
The second letter has no summary but relates to work by Reeves on identifying a fossilised pupa, using specimens from Mr Dinkel's and Mr Cumming's [sic Cumming] collections.

Dates

  • Creation: 31 March 1841 - 28 February 1853

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Full Extent

1 folder (2 letters and 1 envelope )

Processing Information

Listed by Cate Stewart, and catalogued by Pamela McIntyre, Strategic Projects Archivist, May 2025.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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