Popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, First Edition, 1914
Item
Identifier: Coll-2099/6/1/1
Scope and Contents
A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the first edition of the guide, dated 1914.
The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.
Dates
- Creation: 1914
Creator
- Gillespie, Thomas Haining, 1876-1967 (solicitor, zoological administrator, and broadcaster) (Person)
Full Extent
1 booklet
Language of Materials
English
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