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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 |
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| ISSN: | 0035-9149 1743-0178 |
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2018
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39380 |
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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. |
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| Keywords: |
Robert Sibbald; Scotia Illustrata; British wildlife; early modern wildlife; Scotland’s faunal record |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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3 |