Letters : to Thomas Pennant, 1770, 1775.

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Letters : to Thomas Pennant, 1770, 1775.

Letter dated 1770 Nov. 26, concerns a shipment from John White, Gilbert's brother, of bird specimens from Gibraltar. Letter dated 1775 Mar. 3, concerns Pennant's travels in Scotland.

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Houghton Library

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White, John, 1727-1780.

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English naturalist. From the description of Autograph manuscript unsigned of part of the Introduction to his "Fauna Calpensis", a natural history of Gibraltar and Southern Apsin, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588859 From the description of Copies of an exchange of letters between John White and Linnaeus, 1771-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589099 ...

White, Gilbert, 1720-1793

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English naturalist and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Selborne and Ringmer, to the Reverend John White, 1773 Oct. 1-1777 Sept. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588813 English natualist and author. From the description of The Naturalist's Journal : London : manuscript, 1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589799 White was appointed as deacon at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 27 April 1747. The earliest sermon in t...

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). ...