Colonial Histories of Australian Mammal Collections in Cambridge

We are currently researching the origins of our Australian mammal collection, looking into the collectors and those who worked alongside them. This page is under development - more information coming soon!

Outline of the Australian mammal collection project

More information coming soon! Please check back on this page, as we add more information about the items in our collection, the people that collected them and when they were recieved by the Museum.

This is part of a significant research project, where we hope to discover more information not just about the specimens and the collectors, but the circumstances and environment in which they were collected.

As we gather information on each of these collectors, the list below will link you to all the details about their discoveries, their lives and the items which we hold at the Museum.