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RefNoMC/16/7
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Henry Woodward, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, to Professor Michael Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorWoodward; Henry (1832-1921); Brtish geologist; paleontologist
Date2 February 1893
DescriptionWoodward sends a statement from Mr John Henry Cooke's regarding the 'expenditure of a grant of £20' used in the exploration of the Har [Għar] Dalam, Tal Mista [Mixta] and other caves in the island of Malta from December 1891, to April 1892 [enclosure is not present]. An account of the Har [Għar] Dalam caves made by Cooke, and a report of the organic remains received by the British Museum that have been examined an identified by Arthur Smith Woodward. Henry Woodward submits Cooke's application for a further grant of £50 to continue his investigation into pleistocene deposits in the Maltese islands.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5964Woodward; Henry (1832 - 1921)1832 - 1921
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
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