| RefNo | AP/8A/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Observations on the anatomy of spiders' by Gotthelf Fischer [von Waldheim] |
| Date | [1812] |
| Description | Fischer provides his observations and recollections of the anatomy of his spider specimens, including tarantulas and Solpuga [Solifugae], held at the University of Moscow which were lost in a fire.
An ink inscription at top of first page, underlined twice, reads 'Not to be printed.' A footnote at the bottom of the first page reads 'This letter is written in the year 1812 after the burning of the University of Moscow.'
Subject: Zoology / Arachnology
Communicated by the President [Sir Joseph Banks]. Read to the Royal Society on 12 March 1818. |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |