| Reference number | RBO/9/94 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.9.262 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Account of the Firr Trees in Scotland' by Earl of Cromertie to Hans Sloane |
| Date | 1710 |
| Description | That fir trees and oaks used to be abundant in the Highlands and that their decline is due to the practice of the Muirburn which destroyed the heathland where the young trees would grow
Read to Royal Society on 17 January 1710 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |