Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Serra, José Francisco Corrêa de
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
An abscess on his right hand has delayed his reply to Smith's letter of 3 January. Has seen [Pierre Remi] Willemet's "Herbarium Mauritianum", agreeing with Smith that it is a "poor performance" and remarks that the Conway mentioned in the preface is the French commanding general in India, who may have obstructed Willemet from a political difference rather than a dislike of natural history. Attended meeting of the "Class of Natural Sciences" where it was reported that Willemet is in France and planning an expedition into the interior of Africa, and a eulogium of [John] Sibthorp by Mr de Guys was read. The only foreign botanical work of interest recently published is the "Museum Schtio-lithologicum-conense", a "splendid publication" and in English publications [Richard] Salisbury's "Prodromus", praising him as a "nebulous star". [Adam] Afzelius has brought "very extraordinary" and "truly paradoxical" plants from Africa, believes his "Flora Guineenss" will be a great step towards the improvement of botany. Has received a friendly letter from Rodrigo de Sousa [Countinho], advises Smith to write to him.
Letter date:
30 Jan 1797
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.189
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
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| 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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.213-214. |
| Related Material | Willemet, P R, (1796). "Herbarium Mauritianum" Lipsiae: P.P. Wolf.
Salisbury, R, (1796). "Prodromus stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium" London.
Afzelius, A, (1804). "Genera plantarum Guineensium revisa et aucta" Upsaliae: Typis Edmannianis. |
