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George Humphrey, Essay "Collecting and preserving natural curiosities"
Collection — Box: Small Collections 9
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0371
Scope and Contents
George Humphrey, dealer in natural curiosities, No. 70 St. Martin's Lane,
London, addressed this essay to collectors on board whalers coursing the
Atlantic Ocean, from the Str. of Magellan to Boston. These collectors were
under the direction of Mr. Stanesby, who decided whether to accept goods or
cash in return for the specimens. A postscript bears the date 25 Mar. 1776
and is initialed G. H. Full title, "Directions for Collecting and preserving all
kinds of natural curiosities, particularly...
Dates:
1776