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Ref NoDF/PAL/100/2/6
Alt Ref NoDF100/2/6
TitleAnning, M
DescriptionLetter from Mary Anning to William Buckland, informing him that unfortunately there is not enough daylight left to send a sketch before the last post, and that her 'eyes are so inflamed with picking that [she] could not see to draw', but stressed the [plesiosaur] fossil is more perfect than the one the Duke [of Buckingham] purchased. Describes fossil in detail
Date14 Feb [1829]
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM Archives
Extent4 pages
LevelItem

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CodePersonNameDates
PX685Anning; Mary (1799-1847); Fossil hunter1799-1847
PX1122Buckland; William (1784-1856); Dean of Westminster; Geologist1784-1856
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