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
- Reeve, Lovell Augustus, 19 April 1814 – 18 November 1865 (English conchologist and publisher) (Author, Person)
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.
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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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