'Lithographiæ Sheppianæ Specimen' etc.
Single Item
MS. Top. Kent e. 1
Held at the Weston Library
- Fol. 1. 'Lithographiæ Sheppianæ Specimen', 'By Thos: Pennant Esqr: of Downing, Flintshire', a copy of a letter, apparently of 1754, about fossils in the Isle of Sheppey
- Fol. 8. 'Jacob's Fossilia Shepeiana', a short piece on the same subject, apparently copied from Edw. Jacob's Plantæ Favershamienses (1777)
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1780-1790
Extent
10 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Kent e. 1, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Kent e. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20494
Abstract
'Lithographiæ Sheppianæ Specimen' etc.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) was a naturalist, taveller and topographer. Edward Jacob (1710-1788) was an antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30725
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 5 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- 'Lithographiæ Sheppianæ Specimen' etc.
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk