IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0814 ZAAE
Held at: Zoological Society of London
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 AND USE
Language/scripts of material: French
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Available. Please make an appointment in advance of your visit.
Conditions governing reproduction:
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Finding aids:
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by Mr Charles Telfair in 1833.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry transcribed by Sarah Drewery, April 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: April 2011