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William Bullock (collector)

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33: 134: 158:, where he founded a Museum of Natural Curiosities at 24 Lord Street. While still trading as a jeweller and goldsmith, in 1801, he published a descriptive catalogue of the works of art, armoury, objects of natural history, and other curiosities in the collection, some of which had been brought back by members of 181:
In 1822, Bullock went to Mexico where he became involved in silver mine speculation. He brought back many artefacts and specimens which formed a new exhibition in the Egyptian Hall. He made a second visit to Mexico along with his son, and to the United States in 1827. Bullock bought land on the bank
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Catalogue of the exhibition, called modern Mexico : containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain, and models of the vegetable produce, costume, &c. &c. : now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall,
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A companion to Mr. Bullock's London Museum and Pantherion : containing a brief description of upwards of fifteen thousand natural and foreign curiosities, antiquities, and productions of the fine arts, collected during seventeen years of arduous
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woman brought to England for purposes of exhibition as the "Hottentot Venus". Bullock had been approached by Alexander Dunlop, the army surgeon responsible for Baartman's arrival in England, but had declined to be involved in the proposed show.
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A Companion to the Liverpool Museum, containing a brief description of ... natural & foreign curiosities, antiquities & productions of the fine arts, open for public inspection ... at the house of William Bullock, Church
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A descriptive catalogue of the exhibition, entitled Ancient and Modern Mexico: containing a panoramic view of the present city, specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly
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Six months' residence and travels in Mexico; containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c.
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A concise and easy method of preserving objects of natural history: intended for the use of sportsmen, travellers, and others; to enable them to prepare and preserve such curious and rare articles
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Catalogue of the exhibition, called Modern Mexico: containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly
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Papavero, N. & Ibanez-Bernal, S., 2001 Contributions to a history of Mexican Dipterology. Part I. Entomologists and their works before the Biologia Centrali-Americana.
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Le Mexique en 1823, ou Relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays
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Sketch of a journey through the Western States of North America: from New Orleans, by the Mississippi, Ohio, city of Cincinnati and falls of Niagara, to New York, in 1827
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A description of the unique exhibition, called Ancient Mexico: collected on the spot in 1823 ... for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly
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Bullock was back in London by 1843 and died there at 14 Harley Terrace, Chelsea. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Chelsea, on 16 March 1849.
78: 424: 162:'s expeditions. In 1809, Bullock moved to London and the collection, housed first at 22 Piccadilly and in 1812 in the newly built 714: 704: 699: 522: 532: 386:"LXXII. A synopsis of the birds discovered in Mexico by W. Bullock, F.L.S. and H.S., and Mr. William Bullock, jun" 166:, proved extremely popular. The collection, which included over 32,000 items, was disposed of by auction in 1819. 669: 589: 636:.....(Bullock, William, Howitt, Samuel and Wells, John West First Printed for the proprietor,1812. 12th Edition 694: 684: 674: 679: 605:
Pearce, S. M. (2008) ‘William Bullock: Collections and Exhibitions at the Egyptian Hall, London: 1816–25’,
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Sechs Monate in Mexiko oder Bemerkungen über den gegenwärtigen Zustand Neu-Spaniens von W. Bullock
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Baigent, Elizabeth (January 2009) . "Bullock, William (bap. 1773, d. 1849)".
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F.D. Steinheimer The whereabouts of pre-nineteenth century bird specimens
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Informal Empire: Mexico and Central America in Victorian Culture
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Sketch of a Journey through the Western States of North America
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In 1810, Bullock figured briefly in a law case concerning
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The collection displayed in the Piccadilly Egyptian Hall
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Jean-Henri Marlet
England
Great Britain
London
England
British Empire
Naturalist
Antiquarian
naturalist
antiquarian

goldsmith
jeweller
Liverpool
James Cook
Piccadilly Egyptian Hall
Sarah Baartman
Khoikhoi
Ohio River
Thomas D. Carneal
utopian
Hygeia
Greek
John Buonarotti Papworth
Frances Trollope
Israel Ludlow, Jr.
Linnean
William E. Leach
Horticultural

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