Collection of seventeen manuscript letters and memoranda addressed to Thomas Pennant : January 18, 1766 to October 5, 1781.

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Collection of seventeen manuscript letters and memoranda addressed to Thomas Pennant : January 18, 1766 to October 5, 1781.

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The correspondence between Pallas and Pennant discusses many aspects of natural history, exploration, and commerce in the northern regions.

153 p. ; 24 cm.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Pallas, Peter Simon, 1741-1811

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German naturalist. From the description of Papers, 1784. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 55151974 ...

Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798

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Natural historian, scientist, traveller and Fellow of the Royal Society in London, Pennant was acquainted with all the notable scientists of his time and was a close friend of Sir Joseph Banks. Pennant was a prolific writer and his publications include The British zoology (1766), A tour of Scotland, 1769 (1771), Arctic zoology (1784). Pennant incorporated information about Australian fauna in his books A history of quadrupeds (1781) and the fourth volume of Outlines of the globe (1798). ...