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Reference numberL&P/11/154
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Account of an elephants tusk in which the iron head of a spear was found' by Charles Combe
Date1800
DescriptionContains six plates.

Subject: Antiquities

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of an elephant’s tusk, in which the iron head of a spear was found imbedded. By Mr. Charles Combe, of Exeter College, Oxford. In a letter to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S'

Read 19 February 1801
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper and six plates
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1801.0011
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CodeNameDates
NA6849Combe; Charles (1743 - 1817)1743 - 1817
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