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Some letters of William Scoresby junior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

F. C. Fraser
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History)

Extract

A bound volume of letters in the library of the British Museum (Natural History) contains eight letters written by William Scoresby junior between 1809 and 1819. The earliest letter is addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, but, being probably only part of the communication, is unsigned. The remainder, all signed, are addressed to Everard Home.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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page 306 note 1 “121 natural history manuscripts including scientific correspondence addressed to Sir E. Home Bart., some of his autographic notes with those of J. Hunter and others, the whole indexed in the handwriting of W. Clift.”

page 306 note 2 Account of the Balaena mysticetus or Great Northern or Greenland Whale. Memoirs Wemerian Natural History Society, Vol. 1, 1810, p. 578.Google Scholar

page 307 note 1 Lacépède, B. G. E. de la V.Histaire naturelle des Cétacés. 1804.Google Scholar

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page 307 note 3 Everard., HomeOn the tusks of the Narwhale. Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, Vol. 103, 1813, p. 126.Google Scholar