Dubois, - (fl 1669-1672),

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0814 ZAAE
Held at	: Zoological Society of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.zsl.org/ ›
Full title	: Dubois, - (fl 1669-1672),
Date(s)	: 1805-1811
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 vol
Name of creator(s)	: Dubois | - | fl 1669-1672 | "The Sieur Du Bois"

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Dubois or "The Sieur Du Bois" was an early traveller to the islands of Madagascar and Bourbon in the years 1669-1672. In his account of his trip he made many references to species of birds he encountered, many of which are now extinct.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript copy of a rare printed book by Dubois: Journal et relations des voyages fait par le Sr. D. B. aux isles Dauphine ou Madagascar et de Bourbon ou Mascarenne, 1669 [copy 1805-1811]

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
French

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

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Conditions governing reproduction:

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Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated by Mr Charles Telfair in 1833.

Allied Materials

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry transcribed by Sarah Drewery, April 2011.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
April 2011