Record

RefNoCLP/13/1/2
AltRefNoCLP/13/1 pp2-4
LevelItem
TitlePlate, cut-out of large herring by [Robert Moray?]
DateMay 1663
DescriptionPaper cut-out giving the size and shape of a large herring caught near Thurso [Caithness, Scotland] in May 1663, measuring 19 1/2 inches long and 5 inches wide. The fish's facial features have been drawn in and the reverse has a small decorative sketch.

Subject: Zoology

Read to the Royal Society on 1 July 1663
Extent1p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionPaper cut-out with ink and graphite detailing
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordRBO/2i/57
CLP/13/1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8261Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician1608 - 1673
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