Astragalus and Burnat in the Book of Guests in Esperanto
Watercolour by Clarence Bicknell of Astragalus monspessulanus (genus Astragalus), native to S. Central & S. Europe to W. Ukraine, NW. Africa. Conservation; […]
Category: History
The Book of Guests in Esperanto – text published
The Book of Guests in Esperanto by Clarence Bicknell is published today in text form. We provide a transcription of the Esperanto […]
Elhanan Bicknell’s whale oil refinery in London; the site identified.
I am grateful to Mark Howard, whaling history expert who got in touch with us in 2017, for forwarding today a photo […]
Photo research: Alberto Pelloux and Clarence Bicknell
Our assumption has been that the well-known photo of Bicknell and Pelloux together was taken in the high mountains, maybe in the […]
David Roberts and the Royal Academy, by Ian Fraser
We are pleased to be able to publish this interesting paper by my cousin Ian Fraser. David Roberts was his great great […]
Clarence’s collection of Pliocene fossils
Luca Barale writes “I have also find out that Clarence sent a collection of Pliocene fossils collected in the Bordighera neighbourhood to […]
Casa Fontanalba
In the summer of 1886, Clarence Bicknell rented a house at Castérino on the gentler slopes of Mount Bego, where he could […]
Clarence Bicknell posts from 2013
NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013 Just back from the conference about my great grand unce Edward Elhanan Berry […]
NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013
Written by Marcus Bicknell on 30 April 2013. Just back from the conference about my great grand unce Edward Elhanan Berry (1861-1931) […]