Ref No | LDGSL/552 |
Title | Etching of a topaz crystal from Aberdeenshire |
Date | 1 June 1810 |
Level | File |
Extent | 1 print |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Coloured 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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Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
Publication Note | Probably: Sowerby, James. 'British Mineralogy: Or Coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain' (1802-1817), plate 363. |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
CreatorName | SOWERBY | James | 1757-1822 | natural history artist, publisher and collector |
Subject | Topaz |
Term | Mineralogy |
Minerals |
Previous reference | LDGSL 552 |