Record

RefNoLBO/22/10
AltRefNoLBO/22/30
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from J P Brayne, Gdansk, to Hans Sloane
Date1 October 1735
Description ' A Letter from Doctor Brayne, or Breynius, to Sir ?Hans Sloane Bart, giving notice of a Box of fossil Shells and figured Stones sent him, with an account of them : and likewise descriptions and draughts of some fossil Bones of Elephants inclosed in said Box : etc. '

Includes copy of the letter mentioned, accompanying the descriptions and draughts of large fossil Bones. Dated at Dantzig 28 September 1735. Also read to the Royal Society on 6 November 1735. :

Read to the Royal Society on 6 and 13 October 1735
Extent11p
FormatPhotocopy
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialLBO/22/11; LBO/22/12;
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