Sir Michael Foster: papers on sponges
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
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