The papers of Emanuel Mendes da Costa
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eng
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38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
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MS0401
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The papers of Emanuel Mendes da Costa
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eng
Creator / accumulator
Emanuel Mendes da Costa
Date(s)
1750/1780
Language(s)
eng
Extent
6 volumes
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Textual Material
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Good
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The papers of Emanuel Mendes da Costa comprise an Index 1772 and a series of Catalogues of Extraneous Fossils.
Administrative / Biographical history
Emanuel Mendes da Costa (June 5, 1717 – May 31, 1791) was an English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector of valuable notes and of manuscripts, and of anecdotes of the literati. He was one of the first Jewish Fellows of the Royal Society of London, and became its librarian. He was also a fellow of the Antiquarian Society of London; a member of the Botanic Society in Florence, the Aurelian Society, and the Gentleman's Society at Spalding. His publications included A Natural History of Fossils 1757, Elements of Conchology, or An Introduction to the Knowledge of Shells 1776, British Conchology 1778, and several important papers in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and other scientific publications.
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