A letter from Thomas Pennant,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 14005E, f. 151
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004180083
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000180083
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1777, May 12.
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 f.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

A letter, 1777, from Thomas Pennant to Albrecht von Haller.

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.

Acquisition Information

Purchase; 1938

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.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 14005E, f. 151

Additional Information

Published

Subjects

Switzerland