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Naturalist's calendar, 1798-1810

 Series — Box: MS Add.9839/19-22: Box 47
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9839/22

Scope and Contents

[1] 1 vol., Naturalists Calendar. Notes of birds, insects, plants observed at Wrabness, Essex, with dates and locations, 23 MAR 1798 – 23 JUN 1802, with occasional pressed leaves and flowers, and a pieces of snake and lizard skin, birch bark; with, at fo. 42v, species and numbers of birds shot, 1791-94, and at fo. 124v, pen sketch of ancient entrenchments on the banks of the Trent near Newark; later notes to c.1817. Offer for sale of book to John A. Harvie-Browne, by William Wesley & Son, 31 OCT 1891. Sheet of notes from it, by EDWARD NEWTON, n.d. Note by AN, 'This book, the gift of my good friend J.A. Harvie-Browne, came into my hands this day … 27 Novr. 1891'. [2] Sheppard, MS Extracts from American ornithology of the natural history of the birds of the United States … by Alexander Wilson (Wilson's work was 9 vols. in 3, Philadelphia, 1808-14, Sheppard's extracts dated 1810). Note by AN, 'Bought of F. Hollings … Nov./99'. With two letters, A.H. GURNEY to HANS GADOW, 1910, borrowing Sheppard's Calendar.

Dates

  • 1798-1810

Creator

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Extent

2 file(s) (2 files paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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