| Reference number | CLP/15i/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The historie of the generation and ordering of the green oysters commonly call'd Colnchester [sic] oysters' by Colonel [Samuel] Tuke |
| Date | [1662] |
| Description | Tuke presents observations on oysters (Ostreidae), with a focus on the catching of oysters in Port Burnham, Maldon [England]. He writes about how it is considered a felony to dredge for oysters outside of the month of May.
Subject: Zoology
Read to the Royal Society on 17 December 1662 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/2ii/13 |
| MS/215/10 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4977 | Tuke; Sir; Samuel (c1615 - 1674); 1st Baronet; royalist army officer and playwright | c1615 - 1674 |