Article ID: CBB995611158

Taylor White's ‘paper museum’ (1725–1772): understanding the scientific work of an unpublished naturalist (2021)

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From approximately his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725 to his death in 1772, as the London barrister Taylor White (1701–1772) moved up the legal ladder, he commissioned, gathered, and organized a tremendous collection of zoological paintings now held in the Blacker Wood Collection of McGill University Rare Books and Archives. As White did not publish any major work during his lifetime, he has been substantially ignored in the historiography of science. By investigating the considerable painting compilation available in the collection, this article aims to understand White's scientific practice as a naturalist, working primarily from non-textual primary sources. The taxonomical work comprises the global arrangement of the plates, and the referencing practice, as well as the limited correspondence available on the English barrister, and these help to position the anonymous Taylor White within the world of naturalists at that time.

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Article Victoria Dickenson (2021) Introduction: Undescrib'd: Taylor White (1701–1772) and His Collections. Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (pp. 507-513). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Dickenson, Victoria J. V.
Vida Javidi
Gibson, S.
Lauren Williams
Emilienne Greenfield
Jennifer Garland
Concepts
Natural history
Scientific illustration
Science and art
Naturalists
Animals
Visual representation; visual communication
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
20th century, early
16th century
Renaissance
Places
Germany
Philadelphia, PA
Naples (Italy)
Virginia (U.S.)
United States
Netherlands
Institutions
McGill University (Canada)
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