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Robert Sibbald's Scotia Illustrata (1684): A faunal baseline for Britain

Lee Raye

Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science, Volume: 72, Issue: 3

Swansea University Author: Lee Raye

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DOI (Published version): 10.1098/rsnr.2017.0042

Abstract

This paper examines Robert Sibbald's (1684) Scotia Illustrata. This text is important because it was one of the first to provide species presence/absence data from collaborators across Scotland. The text allows us to begin reconstructing the seventeenth century fauna of Scotland.

Published in: Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science
ISSN: 0035-9149 1743-0178
Published: 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39380
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Abstract: This paper examines Robert Sibbald's (1684) Scotia Illustrata. This text is important because it was one of the first to provide species presence/absence data from collaborators across Scotland. The text allows us to begin reconstructing the seventeenth century fauna of Scotland.
Keywords: Robert Sibbald; Scotia Illustrata; British wildlife; early modern wildlife; Scotland’s faunal record
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 3