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Leskean Cabinet

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thus:- "Second Room. Here the animal kingdom is displayed, arranged in six classes. 1. Mammalia. 2. Aves. 3. Amphibia. 4. Pisces. 5. Insectae. 6. Vermes. Here is a great variety of shells, butterflies and beetles, and of the most beautiful species. The Fifth Room contains the remaining, or geological
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was made professor of chemistry and mineralogy to the Dublin Society and the Leskean cabinet was placed under his care. It was open to students, and rules regulating admission were printed. A chemical laboratory was established, and Higgins was instructed to make experiments.
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Des Herrn Nathanael Gottfried Leske hinterlassenes Mineralienkabinett, systematisch geordnet und beschrieben, auch mit vielen wissenschaftlichen Anmerkungen und mehreren äussern Beschreibungen der Fossilien begleitet, Leipzig
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Greenland, the adjacent seas and the northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean, illustrated in a voyage to Davis strait, during the summer of 1817. With charts and numerous plates
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and known as the Leskean Cabinet, then for sale. A sum of £1200 was voted for this purpose, but the total cost was about £1250. 1 On 8 November 1792 Dr.
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Part of the collection was on display along with additions in the Museum of the Dublin Society. The display was described in
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Catalogue of the subjects of natural history in the Museum of the Royal Dublin Society, also of the antiquities, &c
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The collection of 7331 mineral specimens was divided into five separate parts : —
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After Leske’s death in 1786 his collection was systematically revised and described by
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was appointed to bid for the purchase of the cabinet of mineralogy assembled by
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Description of Minerals in the Leskean Museum, by D. Ludwig Gustavus Karsten
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In addition the collection contained zoological specimens including many
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in 1789. Richard Kirwan made further revisions in the 1790s.
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Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
151: 211:Natural history museums in the Republic of Ireland 164:; Volume 17, Issue 5, pages 355–362, December 1869 123:Wright's Historical Guide to the City of Dublin 89:3. Earth's internal structure (or geological). 8: 126:part of the original Leskean collection." 185:- London, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1818 137:A History of the Royal Dublin Society 7: 83:1. External character of minerals. 14: 49:Early in 1792 a committee of the 139:Longmans, Green and Co., London 86:2. Classification of minerals. 75:Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten 1: 92:4. Mineralogical geography. 28:collection conserved in the 227: 95:5. Economical mineralogy. 55:Nathaniel Gottfried Leske 177:Bernard O' Reilly, 1813 104:Johann Friedrich Gmelin 102:from the collection of 30:Natural History Museum 189:Mineralogical Record 135:Berry. H. F., 1915. 51:Royal Dublin Society 20:is an 18th-century 117:Public exhibition 218: 226: 225: 221: 220: 219: 217: 216: 215: 201: 200: 171: 132: 119: 110:William Higgins 71: 47: 42: 26:natural history 18:Leskean Cabinet 12: 11: 5: 224: 222: 214: 213: 203: 202: 197: 196: 191: 186: 170: 169:External links 167: 166: 165: 155: 140: 131: 128: 118: 115: 100:type specimens 70: 69:The collection 67: 63:Hawkins Street 59:Richard Kirwan 46: 43: 41: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 223: 212: 209: 208: 206: 199: 195: 192: 190: 187: 184: 180: 176: 173: 172: 168: 163: 159: 156: 153: 149: 144: 141: 138: 134: 133: 129: 127: 124: 116: 114: 111: 106: 105: 101: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 81: 78: 76: 68: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 44: 39: 37: 35: 31: 27: 23: 19: 198: 182: 178: 161: 146: 142: 136: 122: 120: 107: 97: 94: 91: 88: 85: 82: 79: 72: 48: 17: 15: 158:Kirby W. F. 194:ArchiveOrg 130:References 205:Category 108:In 1795 45:Purchase 40:History 22:mineral 34:Dublin 152:copac 148:1789 24:and 16:The 175:BHL 32:in 207:: 154:)

Index

mineral
natural history
Natural History Museum
Dublin
Royal Dublin Society
Nathaniel Gottfried Leske
Richard Kirwan
Hawkins Street
Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten
type specimens
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
William Higgins
copac
Kirby W. F.
BHL
Mineralogical Record
ArchiveOrg
Category
Natural history museums in the Republic of Ireland

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