A small collection of papers relating to Thomas Pennant and David his son,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 21692C.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006920356
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1787-1789 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English French Latin English, French, Latin.
  • Physical Description
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  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

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Administrative / Biographical History

Thomas Pennant, naturalist, antiquary and traveller, was born on the Downing estate in Flintshire. He was educated at Wrexham and London before entering Queen's College, Oxford aged eighteen. Thomas developed a love of the natural world at school and began travelling whilst at Oxford; in the following years he travelled widely throughout Britain and Europe. The Outlines of the Globe was Thomas's most ambitious literary project. The work originally took up twenty-two volumes but only four of these were published - two by Pennant himself and two by his son, David.

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Acquisition Information

Sotheby's; London; Purchase; December 1980

Note

Thomas Pennant, naturalist, antiquary and traveller, was born on the Downing estate in Flintshire. He was educated at Wrexham and London before entering Queen's College, Oxford aged eighteen. Thomas developed a love of the natural world at school and began travelling whilst at Oxford; in the following years he travelled widely throughout Britain and Europe. The Outlines of the Globe was Thomas's most ambitious literary project. The work originally took up twenty-two volumes but only four of these were published - two by Pennant himself and two by his son, David.

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 21692C.

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