The appeal circular for the purchase of Hugh Miller's collection, 1858

Taylor, Michael A; Anderson, Lyall I

Abstract

This reproduces, in facsimile, the only known copy of the Proposal to Purchase the Museum of the Late Hugh Miller for deposition in the Natural History Museum (later part of the National Museums Scotland). It is datable on internal evidence to 1858. This particular copy belonged to Charles W. Peach and is annotated by him.

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Resource type
- Journal article
Institution
- National Museums Scotland
Journal title
- The Geological Curator
Volume
- 10
Issue
- 7
Pagination
- 369-373
Publisher
- Geological Curators' Group
ISSN
- 0144-5294
Official URL
- https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/geocurator/vol10/geocurator_10_7.pdf
Related URL
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-8215
- http://www.nms.ac.uk/about-us/collections-departments/natural-sciences/palaeobiology/
Rights holder
- Geological Curators Group
Library of Congress Classification
- AM
- QE
- QH
Additional information
- Full text available from publisher's website.