| Reference number | CLP/15i/58 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of a very large eel lately caught at Maldon in Essex; with some considerations about the generation of eels' by Mr Dale |
| Date | [1698-1699] |
| Description | Dale writes about a 'large congery or sea eele' caught off the coast of Essex [England]. Includes quotes from John Ray, Mr Daniel Apothecary of Colchester and Strabo about eels regarding the fact that the eel caught in Malden was seven foot in length, discussing Leeuwenhoek's work on eels, and whether eels are oviparous or viviparous.
Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of a very large eel, lately caught at Maldon in Essex; with some considerations about the generation of eels, by Mr. Dale' |
| Language | English |
| Latin |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1698.0021 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 20 (1698), p 90 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/8/20 |