Item data
Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/7/5
Title
Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
12 Dec 1805
Author(s)
Thomas Martyn 1735-1825
Number of Pages
2
See full metadata
See comments
Collection home page
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit Item |
GB-110/JES/COR/7/5 from Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (12 December 1805)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/5 from Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (12 December 1805) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Martyn, Thomas
Sent from:
Pertenhall, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Requests Smith's corrections and additions for third edition of "Language of Botany". Has finished work on "The gardener's and botanist's dictionary".
Letter date:
12 Dec 1805
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.7
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 6 Jan 1806 |
| Related Material | Martyn, T, (1796). "The language of botany: being a dictionary of the terms made use of in that science, principally by Linneus: with familiar explanations, and an attempt to establish significant English terms, the whole interspersed with critical remarks." London: White, 2nd ed; please note only 1st and 2nd editions available from Linnean Society Library. Miller, P, and Martyn, T (ed.), (1807). "The gardener's and botanist's dictionary... to which are... added A complete enumeration and description of all plants hitherto known... with the addition of all... improvements in landscape gardening... by Thomas Martyn..." London: Rivington. |
| 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. |
