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GB-110/JES/COR/22/97
Title
John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
29 Jul [1799]
Author(s)
John Hawkins 1761-1841
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/22/97 from John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith (29 July 1799)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/22/97 from John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith (29 July 1799) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Hawkins, John
Sent from:
Sunbury, Middlesex
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Embarrassed, as though he agrees with Smith that [Ferdinand Lucas] Bauer [(1760-1826), botanical artist] is the best artist for "Flora Graeca", still thinks a fair trial ought to be given to [Daniel] Mackenzie. Bauer does not expect to procure assistants for the job; requests Smith to have a discussion with Bauer. [John] Sibthorp proposed obtaining cheap engravers from Germany. Unfortunate that all the Grecian seeds have been sown, which Sibthorp had collected to illustrate the carpology of the species; blames Sibthorp's successor. Saw at the Cambridge Botanic Garden some of the plants raised from the seed sent, including a new 'Crataegus'.
Letter date:
29 Jul [1799]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
22.172
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. |
