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GB-110/JES/COR/9/17
Title
Antonio Scarpa, Pavia, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborugh Street, London
Letter date
12 Mar 1792
Author(s)
Antonio Scarpa 1752-1832
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/17 from Antonio Scarpa, Pavia, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborugh Street, London (12 March 1792)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/9/17 from Antonio Scarpa, Pavia, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborugh Street, London (12 March 1792) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Scarpa, Antonio
Sent from:
Pavia, Italy
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks for election as FMLS, praises Smith's "Introductory Discourse" although expected to see a mention of General Compte [Luigi Ferdinando] de Marsigli [(1658-1730)], founder of the Academy of Bologna. Has commissioned his friend Scassi to acquire all the new medical publications whilst he is London. [L'Abbé Gregoire] Fontana is translating Smith's "Discourse" into Italian.
Letter date:
12 Mar 1792
Languages:
French
Prev Ref No:
9.31
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 13 Apr [1792] |
| Related Material | For letter from L'Abbé Gregoire Fontana to Smith on translation of Smith's "Introductory Discourse" see JES/COR/4/103, and Scarpa's subsequent letters JES/COR/9/18-19. Smith, J E, 'Introductory Discourse On The Rise And Progress Of Natural History', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1791 1(1), pp.1-55. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.395-397. |
| 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. |
