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GB-110/JES/GD/9
Title
George Don, Edinburgh, to James Brodie, Edinburgh
Letter date
18 Feb 1806
Author(s)
George Don 1764-1814
Number of Pages
7
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GB-110/JES/GD/9 from George Don, Edinburgh, to James Brodie, Edinburgh (18 February 1806)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Don, George
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Brodie, James
Sent to location:
Edinburgh
Summary:
Encloses specimen of 'Gymnostomum donnianum' [extant], named by Dr [James Edward] Smith and to be included in "English botany" for next April, also encloses a magnified drawing of it and letter from the artist [both extant]. Asks Brodie to transmit the whole to Smith. [Dawson] Turner thought it the 'Grimmea pusilla' of "Flora Britannica" but after examining five hundred specimens he is sure it is not.
Letter from James Neill, Lauriston Road, to George Don, Edinburgh, 12 February 1806: describes how he drew the magnified drawing of 'G. donnianum' with a solar microscope, a method he believes is new. Pencil drawing of 'G. donnianum' and specimen of same, wrapped in paper.
Note by Brodie to Smith on cover, forwarding the whole.
Letter date:
18 Feb 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Letter 8
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London. Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| Finding Aids | Furley, D, "George Don (1764-1814): Collection of Correspondence 1802-1813", Linnean Society |
