The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Samuel Cookson ( - fl. 1704)
Mercht VisitorRelevant locations: Residence at Leeds, Leeds Parish
Relationships: Samuel Cookson was a donor to Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Samuel Cookson was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
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:
Flying-Fish, the
Hirundoof
to fly 200 Paces, when pursued by the
Dolphins, Boneto's,
&c. They
seem to be a Kind of Herrings, as a Learned and Ingenious Author,
who calls it therefore,
Harengus alatus, informs us (
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Voyage to
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Oceano capiuntur duorum pollicum crassitudine,
quamvis tenuibus obseptas
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Labor omniavincit vicit
Georgics, Book I, line 145-146: "Toil triumphed over every obstacle."
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