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GB-110/JES/COR/9/56
Title
Kurt Sprengel, Halle, [Germany], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
21 May 1809
Author(s)
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel 1766-1833
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/56 from Kurt Sprengel, Halle, [Germany], to James Edward Smith (21 May 1809)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Sprengel, Kurt Polycarp Joachim
Sent from:
Halle, Germany
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Circumstances of a "cruel war" cuts him off from Smith's "fortunate homeland, fair and free cradle of the liberal arts". Sends through the Stockholm Academy [of Sciences] his new edition of a work by "the divine Linnaeus" [probably fourth edition of "Philosophia botanica"], which he has dedicated to the Linnean Society. Nothing "more fervently desired by all good men and scholars than the resumption of trade with England"; keen to receive the latest additions to [John] Sibthorp's work edited by Smith ["Flora Graeca"].
Letter date:
21 May 1809
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
9.111
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, and Sprengel, K P J (ed.), (1809). "Philosophia botanica, in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, exemplis terminorum, observationibus rariorum, adjectis figuris aeneis." Halae ad Salam: Sumtibus Car. Aug. Kummel, 4th ed. Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. |
| 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. |
