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Shells & Specimens some from Captain Cook - 3rd Voyage
« on: Tuesday 12 March 24 12:11 GMT (UK) »
The surviving collection consists of more than 200 specimens, including an extinct species and several believed to have been sent back from Captain Cook’s ill-fated third voyage.

https://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/news/saved-from-a-skip-shells-from-captain-cook-voyage-to-go-back-on-display/

The shells were the lifelong passion of collector Bridget Atkinson, who died in 1814 at the age of 82.

Her passion for collecting was inherited by her grandson, John Clayton who grew up with Chesters Roman Fort in his garden, ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyxzrww3637o

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Re: Shells & Specimens some from Captain Cook - 3rd Voyage
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 12 March 24 12:16 GMT (UK) »
Very interesting.

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Re: Shells & Specimens some from Captain Cook - 3rd Voyage
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 12 March 24 13:49 GMT (UK) »
Good thing Dr. Buchanan was rummaging through the trash. 
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Shells & Specimens some from Captain Cook - 3rd Voyage
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 12 March 24 19:58 GMT (UK) »
  It seems rather bizarre that they were thrown away. I will pass this to my daughter who works in a museum. We have also been to Chesters!
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