THE WILLIAM HINCKS HERBARIUM AT ETON COLLEGE: BOTANY IN EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY YORKSHIRE

摘要

One can only speculate upon how an old herbarium of some 3800 sheets, that comprises predominantly early 19th century Yorkshire material, might have come to the Eton College Natural History Museum (ECNHM). The collection came to light during a major refurbishment of the Museum (1994-2000) when the ancient cupboards which housed it had to be cleared before demolition. There is no evidence that the collection has ever been formally accessioned, catalogued or given the scholarly attention it clearly deserves.