Manuscript, Paper on Moa bones
Maker
Colenso, William
Production date
1842
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Public Domain
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Brief Description
Manuscript as follows:
a) A handwritten draft of an academic paper on Moa bones by William Colenso titled: An account of some enormous fossil bones, of an unknown species of the class Aves, lately discovered in N. [New] Zealand. There are many annotations and additions in the margins.
b) - d) There are the loose-leaf papers numbered 1-3 inserted at page seven;
e) a typed label.
On the back cover is a list of Māori words relating to flora and fauna.
a) A handwritten draft of an academic paper on Moa bones by William Colenso titled: An account of some enormous fossil bones, of an unknown species of the class Aves, lately discovered in N. [New] Zealand. There are many annotations and additions in the margins.
b) - d) There are the loose-leaf papers numbered 1-3 inserted at page seven;
e) a typed label.
On the back cover is a list of Māori words relating to flora and fauna.
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1842
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Media/Materials description
a) folded paper handwritten in black ink, some notes handwritten in pencil; b) - d) three small sheets of paper with handwritten notes in black ink; e) small piece of paper typed in black ink
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Measurements
Length x Width: 218 x 197mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 22 x 131mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 93 x 197mm
Length x Width: 22 x 131mm
Signature/Inscription
Draft of a paper on Moa bones for the Tasmanian / Philosophical journal, 1842., Label, Typed
W.C. Moa. / an account of some Enormous / ... Bones, of some / unknown Species, Class Aves. / Written for Tasman / Phios. Journal. / 1842 / rough Copy / with Emendations and / notes., Inscription, Handwritten
Paper on Moa bones / Colenso Papers Vol. 7, Inscription, Handwritten
W.C. Moa. / an account of some Enormous / ... Bones, of some / unknown Species, Class Aves. / Written for Tasman / Phios. Journal. / 1842 / rough Copy / with Emendations and / notes., Inscription, Handwritten
Paper on Moa bones / Colenso Papers Vol. 7, Inscription, Handwritten
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Subject date
1842
Current rights
Public Domain
Other number(s)
18571
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