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RefNoEL/D1/39
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Samuel Dale to Edward Lhwyd, dated at Braintree
CreatorDale; Samuel (1659-1739); English apothecary and physician
DateFebruary 1703
DescriptionConcerning the geology of the cliffs of Harwich and of the fossils found there
LanguageEnglish
Extent13p
FormatManuscript
Place originBraintree, Essex, England
Origin coordinates51.87819, 0.55292
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NotesLhwyd also spelt Lloyd and Lhuyd
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/29/55
Two letters from Lhywd to Dale are printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 291, p 1566
JBO/8/224 Halley produced shells from Harwich cliff
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4008f972-4de4-4590-84bc-a35975d1ed17
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7782Lhuyd; Edward (1660 - 1709); naturalist and antiquary1660 - 1709
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