Pelayo Hipólito Fernández (? - ?) — Auction price
Lot 52 Photographs of his private zoological museum in Manila
Pelayo Hipólito Fernández (? - ?) 
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana 
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Pelayo Hipólito Fernández
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Pelayo Hipólito Fernández was a Spanish traveler and naturalist.
Fernández did extensive collecting work on the islands of Mindanao, Luzon, the Mariana Islands, and others. He founded a private zoological museum in Manila, which was incorporated into the National Museum of Natural Sciences.
In 1887, the Spanish Crown organized an exhibition to present the biodiversity of the Philippines to the Spanish public. For this exhibition, Fernández provided some 2,300 specimens of animals found in the islands, including 106 shells, among which were several type specimens. He also included ethnographic items in the exhibit, including the skulls of two outlaws.
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Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Date: 19.10.2023 10:00 UTC -04:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 357