| Reference number | CLP/15i/38 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'The description and figure of a scorpion from Barbary [North Africa]' by Richard Waller |
| Date | March 1689 |
| Description | Waller shares a description of a scorpion (Scorpiones), with a focus on its 'two great claws'. Followed by one page of figures, including a full-colour drawing of a scorpion.
Subject: Zoology / Arachnology
Read to the Royal Society on 27 March 1689 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/7/26 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6739 | Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translator | c1646 - 1715 |