Article ID: CBB001220858

The Documentation of the British Museum's Natural History Collections, 1760--1836 (2012)

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PDF plus While much critical attention has been paid to the British Museum's early collections of natural history, less has been made of the way in which the items were catalogued and recorded. This paper will examine how information was organized within the Museum from its inception in 1753 to 1836, following the publication of the second Report from the Select Committee on the condition, management and affairs of the British Museum. Drawing on the Museum's avian collections as a case study, it will become apparent that while the Trustees and staff recognized the need for detailed catalogues of their natural history collections, their attention and resources were diverted from this task for various reasons during the early years of the Museum.

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Authors & Contributors
Plumb, Christopher
Mark D. Tomasko
Florence Fearrington
Inglehart, Ashley J.
Hallam, Elizabeth
Wheeler, Alwyne
Concepts
Museums
Natural history
Collections
Museum and exhibit catalogs
Cabinets of curiosities
Great Britain, colonies
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Europe
Brazil
Padua (Italy)
Institutions
British Museum. Natural History
University of Padua
Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
Natural History Museum (London, England)
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