Ref NoGSL/L/R/12/141
TitleLetter from Richard OWEN
Date29 Jun 1852
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatDocument
DescriptionSecretary's In Letters: from Richard OWEN, Royal College of Surgeons, London, 29 Jun 1852. Re: Has examined the collection of fossils from the Cape of Good Hope, collected by Andrew Geddes Bain, and recommends they be transferred to the British Museum; suggests a price, which may rise once the matrix is removed; will not describe them until then.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
Previous referenceGSL/L/R/12/81
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/447BAIN; Andrew Geddes ([1797]-1864); South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer[1797]-1864
DS/UK/25OWEN; Sir; Richard (1804-1892); comparative anatomist and palaeontologist1804-1892
Places
CodePlaceName
NA160South Africa
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