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Sir Michael Foster: papers on sponges

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9924

Scope and Contents

Papers on Red Sea sponges, written during a voyage to build a lighthouse opposite Mount Sinai in 1860. Presented, with letter, by Michael Foster (son) to George Bidder, 1930.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from Department of Zoology, 1989

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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