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Illustration, 'A phoca from Fossdyke Wash, Lincolnshire shown alive at the Golden Cross, Charing Cross' by James Parsons

Reference number: L&P/1/160

Date: 10 February 1742

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Illustration of a seal.

Subject: Zoology

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Reference number
L&P/1/160
Earliest possible date
10 February 1742
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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James Parsons

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James Parsons, Illustration, 'A phoca from Fossdyke Wash, Lincolnshire shown alive at the Golden Cross, Charing Cross' by James Parsons, 10 February 1742, L&P/1/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_160/illustration-a-phoca-from-fossdyke-wash-lincolnshire-shown-alive-at-the-golden-cross-charing-cross-by-james-parsons, accessed on 05 November 2024

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