Ref NoLDGSL/552
TitleEtching of a topaz crystal from Aberdeenshire
Date1 June 1810
LevelFile
Extent1 print
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionColoured etching of a topaz crystal from Aberdeenshire in the possession of Thomas Allan (1777-1833) Esq, Edinburgh, by James SOWERBY, 1 June 1810. Natural size. Later annotation states that the specimen is 'now in the British Museum'.
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LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteProbably: Sowerby, James. 'British Mineralogy: Or Coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain' (1802-1817), plate 363.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameSOWERBY | James | 1757-1822 | natural history artist, publisher and collector
SubjectTopaz
TermMineralogy
Minerals
Previous referenceLDGSL 552
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/46SOWERBY; James (1757-1822); natural history artist, publisher and collector1757-1822
DS/UK/1154ALLAN; Thomas (1777-1833); mineralogist1777-1833
Places
CodePlaceName
NA101Aberdeenshire
NA67Scotland
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