[William Turton (1762 ? 1835) medical doctor and naturalist: CONCHOLOGY] |Manuscript Draft of book description Efor inclusion in new publications section of The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new [...], p.473 (1821)...

Paper, 18.5 x 12cms, corners chipped but text clear and complete. In Turton's hand [checked with Wellcome Library holdings of Turton's letters]. Variant from printed text in the Magazine. He omits a reference to Prince Leopold (under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold), colored becomes coloured and the printed version omits the final sentence (Such as wish to be in possession of selected copies will favor the author with their names, at his residence in Torquay Devonshire or at Mr Curtis's 12 Charles St. Cavendish Square.Notes: A. He is known for his pioneering work in conchology, and for translating Linnaeus' Systema Naturae into English.[...] In 1817, while he was a physician at Teignmouth, he treated Tom Keats, youngest brother of the Romantic poet John Keats, for consumption [Wikipedia]