The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Francis Burdet ( - )

Barrister Linked print sources: as Donator of object(s) - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

THEThe Foot of a great White Bear, eight Inches broad, which is two Inches larger than that in the Repository of the Royal Society; yet that was even supposed to have been as big as a Bull (f)(f) Dr. Grew's Musæum Regal. Soc. p. 12. . Don. Franc. Burdet Barti.

Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

The Pizle of a Hippopotamus (the Behemoth mentioned in Job) twenty Inches long, the Glans being now dryed, but seven Inches round. Don. Franc. Bourdet Barti.

A Catalogue of the Naturall and Artificial Curiositys in my slender Musaeum at Leedes Ano. 1708 The foot of a great White Bear 8 inches broad, wch is 2 inches more than that at Gresham Col: wch bear yet is supposed to have been as big as a Bull. Dr. Grews Cat: p: 12 the gift of St. Franc: Burdet Bart
A Catalogue of the Naturall and Artificial Curiositys in my slender Musaeum at Leedes Ano. 1708 the Pisle of a Hippopotamus, 20 inches long, the glans now dryed but 7 Inches round Don: Franci: Burdet Barti.