| Reference number | CLP/7i/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of severall observables in Lincolnshire, not taken notice of in Camden or any other author' by Christopher Merrett |
| Date | 1696 |
| Description | Details about fowl taken to London - particularly about the abundance of geese in Lincolnshire; about drains and sluices to manage the water; details about Boston and about the parish church; concerning the marsh land and the making of ditches; details about the fish and insects to be found; the metals, gums or stone amber; concerning the Wash.
Subject: Geography / Trade
Read to the Royal Society on 22 July 1696
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of several observables in Lincolnshire, not taken notice of in Camden, or any other author, by Mr. Christopher Merret, Surveyor of the Port of Boston' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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.1695.0057 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/7/52 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8074 | Merrett; Christopher (? 1614 - 1695); physician and writer on natural philosophy | ? 1614 - 1695 |