The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Cambridge University
Cambridge (Settlement), Cambridgeshire (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The University of Cambridge (informally known as "Cambridge University" or simply as "Cambridge") is a public research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford), and the third-oldest surviving university in the world. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge Location contains: Christ's College (Institution)
Emmanuel College (Institution)
Jesus College (Cambridge) (Institution)
King's College (Institution)
Magdalene College (Cambridge) (Institution)
Pembroke College (Institution)
Pembroke College Library (Library and/or Archive)
Peterhouse (Institution)
Queen's College (Cambridge) (Institution)
Sedgwick Museum (Museum and/or Archive)
Sidney Sussex College (Settlement)
St John's College (Cambridge) (Institution)
Trinity College (Cambridge) (Institution)
People associated with this location: Eliot, John (-fl. 1683) - Educated at
Grindal, Edmund (c. 1519-1583) - N/A
Jonston, Jan (1603-1675) - Educated at
Rotherham, Thomas (1423-1500) - Workplace or place of business
Sibbes [Sibs], Richard (1577-1635) - Workplace or place of business
Smith, Bernard (1630-1708) - Place of display (non-collection) at
Tunstal, Cuthbert (1474-1559) - Workplace or place of business
Tyson, Edward (20 Jan 1651-1 Aug 1708) - Educated at
Manuscript Items linked to this location: Current location at - "[coin catalogue]," Cambridge
Print Sources linked to this location: Housed collection or remnant at - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.
Housed collection or remnant at - The Cabinet Institutionalised: The Royal Society’s 'Repository' and its Background.
Visited - Aus Seb. Faeschs Reisebeschreibung (1669).