sub-fonds GB 0117 MS/222 - Reports on excavations at Kent's Cavern by William Pengelly and Edward Vivian

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GB 0117 MS/222

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Reports on excavations at Kent's Cavern by William Pengelly and Edward Vivian

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  • 1865-1880 (Creation)

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1 volume

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William Pengelly FRS (1812-1894) and Edward Vivian were superintendents of exploration at Kent's Cavern near Torquay in Devon.

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GB 0117 MS/222 1865-1880 Sub-fonds 1 volume Pengelly , William , 1812-1894 , teacher

Vivian , Edward , fl 1865-1880 , superintendent of exploration at Kent's Cavern

William Pengelly FRS (1812-1894) and Edward Vivian were superintendents of exploration at Kent's Cavern near Torquay in Devon.

Reports by William Pengelly and Edward Vivian produced for the Kent's Cavern Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, with some supporting correspondence.

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Half-bound in red leather, red cloth boards. Spine tooled in gold: "Kent's Cavern Reports. W. Pengelly, F.R.S. 1865-1880.' Bookplate of John Evans.

Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Feb 2009. Archaeology Archaeological excavations Geomorphology Topography Land forms Caves London England UK Western Europe Devon Europe

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Reports by William Pengelly and Edward Vivian produced for the Kent's Cavern Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, with some supporting correspondence.

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Open.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Royal Society

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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.

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  • English

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