Ref NoLDGSL/754
TitleTabulated information on the minerals and fossils of the counties of England and Wales
Date[c.1792]
1888-1889
LevelFile
Extent2 notebooks and letters in folder
FormatDocument
DescriptionTwo notebooks containing manuscript, with watercolour symbols, of tabulated information on the minerals and fossils of the counties of. England and Wales, by E ?CHAPEAU, [c.1792]. Includes letter dated 15 June 1792 from the author to an unknown recipient, describing the contents and design of the book and his intention to construct another for Edward Nares. Both volumes contain similar information, and therefore one may have been copied from the other.

File also includes three letters from Thomas William Shore to the Society concerning the items' donation, 1888-1889.
CustodialHistoryAuthor of item as previously been listed as Chapran and Chapman, but doesn't appear to be either.
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Booth White through Thomas William Shore, 1889. Mrs Booth White was related to Rev Edward Nares, possibly his daughter.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSHORE | Thomas William | 1840-1905 | geologist and antiquary
TermMineral deposits
Fossils
Previous referenceLDGSL 754
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/649NARES; Edward (1762-1841); historian and writer1762-1841
DS/UK/650SHORE; Thomas William (1840-1905); geologist and antiquary1840-1905
Places
CodePlaceName
NA296England
NA110Wales
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