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Dear Cherry, Sorry, can't help with the dispersal of the Parkinson collection. However, "Min. Conch." was the standard zoological etc. abbreviation for James Sowerby's heavily illustrated six volume "Mineral Conchology of Great Britain" (London, 1812 to 1829/30). Sowerby drew on very many collections for his descriptions and illustrations, and this was one of main sources for the invertebrate palaeontology of Britain for at perhaps half a century, and remains in use in palaeontological nomenclature. (I've just checked and the Bristol University Library has a complete set.) Best wishes Patrick ======================== On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, Cherry Lewis wrote: > I'm seeking information as to the whereabouts of any specimens from James > Parkinson's (1755-1824) collection which was sold at auction in 1827; the > catalogue of which has never been found. To this end, I recently unearthed > a copy of 'Where is the ... collection? An account of the various natural > history collections which have come under the notice of the compiler > Charles Davies Sherborn' (1940). > > Sherborn lists a few of the individuals and institutions that bought > specimens at the auction and at the end of this list says: Rev. Thos. Image. > > Anyone any idea what this might mean? Did the Rev Thomas purchase an image > of Parkinson at the sale, do you think? Anyone know who the Rev Thomas > might be? > > And finally, what is the full title of the journal abbreviated as Min. > Conch.? > > Look forward to your replies. > > Best > Cherry > > -- > ------------------------------ > Dr Cherry Lewis > Honorary Research Fellow > Department of Earth Sciences > University of Bristol > ------------------------------ >