The naturalist's and traveller's companion : Containing instructions for discovering and preserving objects of natural history, under the following heads: I. The Method of catching and preserving Insects for Collections, illustrated with a Copper-Plate. II. The Method of preserving Birds and other Animals. III. Directions for bringing over Seeds and Plants from distant Countries. IV. Method of analysing Medicinal or Mineral Waters. V. Experiments for discovering the Contents of the Air. VI. Directions for collecting Fossils, including Earths, Stones, Salts, Inflammables, Minerals, and Metals. VII. Directions for taking off Impressions or Casts, from Medals and Coins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Natural history.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,69 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plate ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author, and sold by George Pearch, Cheapside, MDCCLXXII. [1772]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Anonymous. By J.C. Lettsom.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.102

English Short Title Catalog, T39654.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.