Abstract
Michael P. Cooper (see LF227) writes: 'Crichton was, among other things, physician to Emperor Alexander of Russia 1803-1814. His mineral collection was sold by G.B. Sowerby in 2,600 plus 121 bis lots over a period of 16 days from April 20 to May 8,1827. Some of Crichton's specimens ended up in the collection of Isaac Walker (1794-1853) and are now in the Natural History Museum, London. A copy of the sale catalogue was donated to the museum along with the specimens by F.N.A. Fleischmann; it was listed by Chalmers-Hunt (1976) but contains no buyers' names. Another copy in private hands in the USA is likewise uninformative. A further buyer of Crichton specimens...
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