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Description: | Parts go back to the founding of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in 1819 and some to 18th centruy and the earlier Musaeum Thorsbyanum of the late 17th century
Lichen collection of 10,000 is one of the largest non -national public collections.
Conchology collection of international importance with several 00's of type, figures and cited specimens, includes the Crawley collection of Mollusca.
Entomology - important international collections of ants and Lepidoptera and significant British collections of Hymenoptera, Diptera and other arthropods.
The Natural Science collections are designated and comprise 320,00 items or 700-800,000 specimens and are the largest and most important in the region. Parts go back to the founding of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in 1819 and some to 18th centruy and the earlier Musaeum Thorsbyanum of the late 17th century. Additions from field work and private and public collections in the 20th century.
Botany - cover most of the British flora with a large garden plant collection and some world wide material.Lichen collection of 10,000 is one of the largest non -national public collections. British and European fungi has several old European collections added.
Conchology collection of international importance with several 00's of type, figures and cited specimens, includes the Crawley collection of Mollusca.
Entomology - important international collections of ants and Lepidoptera and significant British collections of Hymenoptera, Diptera and other arthropods. | Subjects: | Biology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Moorfield Road
Moorfield Industrial Estate
Yeadon
Leeds,
LS19 7BN | Telephone: | 0113 214 6526 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:27 | Go to resource |
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