| Reference number | CLP/15i/68 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Description of the moose deer in America' by Paul Dudley |
| Date | May 1721 |
| Description | Dudley presents his observations on the moose (Alces alces), 'one of the noblest creatures of the forest'. He identifies two sorts of moose, the 'common light grey moose' and the 'large, or black moose'.
Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A description of the Moose-Deer in America'
Communicated by John Chamberlayne. Read to the Royal Society on 4 May 1721 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1720.0041 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31 (1721), p 165 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/11/31 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7811 | Dudley; Paul (1675 - 1751) | 1675 - 1751 |
| NA6747 | Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723); translator and literary editor | c 1666 - 1723 |