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- Title
An early (1850) 'handwritten' shell exchange catalogue of the Leiden Museum, with notes on the collectors Rethaan Macare and Tischbein.
- Authors
van Bruggen, A. C.
- Abstract
A 'handwritten' (lithographed) shell exchange catalogue of the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden (The Netherlands), dated 1850 and containing 864 nominal taxa (861 molluscs and 3 brachiopods), is discussed in the context of the history of the museum. This catalogue must have been distributed in a limited edition to shell collectors interested in the exchange of specimens. Among the exchange partners of the museum were the well-known 19th century Dutch collector Lady (later Dowager) RJ.M. Rethaan Macare nee Ontijd (1812-1887; first published portraits included) and the German RRL. Tischbein (1813-1883; first published portrait included); their contacts with the museum are discussed, mainly as regards this catalogue.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; NATIONAL museums; COLLECTORS &; collecting; MOLLUSKS; BRACHIOPODA; BRACHIOPOD shells
- Publication
Zoologische Mededelingen, 2013, Vol 87, Issue 2-5, p207
- ISSN
0024-0672
- Publication type
Article