| RefNo | EL/B3/45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Account of the bones of a mammoth or elephant found in Siberia by Michael Wolochowicz, dated at Irkutsk |
| Creator | Wolochowicz; Michael (fl. 1724); officer in Peter the Great army |
| Date | 10 February 1724 |
| Description | Copy of an original letter.
Lists of bones are presented in six tables.
Observations of the bones are also made, locating the discovery to a riverbank in Siberia, likely as part of Peter the Great's exploration of Kamchatka. Mentions sharing the discovery site with [Daniel Gottlieb] Messerschmidt, the German doctor travelling in Siberia at the time.
Note on the front mentions that original has been returned to Hans Sloane and relates the letter to the article written in Phil. Trans. issue n. 403, also cited by Philip Breyne in Phil. Trans. n. 446. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0026 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1727.0042 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |