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GB-110/JES/COR/1/18
Title
Johan Gustaf Acrel, Uppsala, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
6 Nov 1789
Author(s)
Johan Gustaf Acrel 1741-1801
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/18 from Johan Gustaf Acrel, Uppsala, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (6 November 1789)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/18 from Johan Gustaf Acrel, Uppsala, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (6 November 1789) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Acrel, Johan Gustaf
Sent from:
Uppsala, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's letter of 7 September [1789] and parcel of books; unfortunately several were damaged in sinking of boat. Smith's "Plantarum Icones" confirms that Smith has become Linnaeus' successor and scientific heir. Sent Smith complete set of Thunberg's "Dissertations"; will endeavour to find volume 4 of "Transactions of Royal Academy of Uppsala" and [Olof] Swartz' "Prodromus West Indies". Introduces [Adam] Afzelius, who should be in London by now
Letter date:
6 Nov 1789
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
1.33
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Linnaeus, C, (1789-1791). "Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae, plerumque ad plantas in herbario Linnaeo conservatas delineatae." Londini: Impensis Benj. White et Filii. Swartz, O, (1788). "Nova genera & species plantarum seu prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam occidentalem... 1783-87 digessit Olof Swartz." Holmia: Swederi. |
| Additional | Smith replied 6 Aug 1790 |
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
