| RefNo | AP/7/9 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letter, declarations, and drawing, regarding an Orkney sea snake or fish from Gilbert Meason to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | November-December 1808 |
| Description | A letter from Meason to Sir Joseph Banks and declarations of eyewitnesses relating to the body of an unidentified sea snake or fish that was washed ashore at Rothiesholm in Stronsay, one of the Orkney Islands [Scotland]. Includes a drawing of the collar bone of the fish.
Subject: Marine Biology |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/7/9/1 |
| AP/7/9/2 |
| AP/7/9/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |