| Ref No | LDGSL/752a |
| Title | 'Natural History of fossils' |
| Date | 1757 |
| 1781 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Copy of Emanuel MENDES DA COSTA's publication 'Natural History of fossils' (1757), which has been interleaved with blank paper to be annotated with corrections by James Smirnove which he copied from the author's manuscript in 1781. Smirvove's manuscript annotations run to page 123. A printed sheet of experiments on marl from Staffordshire by William Withering is tipped in at p161. |
| Provenance | Purchased in 1925 for 21s. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | MENDES DA COSTA | Emanuel | 1717-1791 | naturalist |
| Term | Petrology |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 752a |