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GB-110/JES/COR/1/67
Title
Sir Joseph Banks to James Edward Smith
Letter date
[3 Mar 1800]
Author(s)
Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/67 from Sir Joseph Banks to James Edward Smith (3 March 1800)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Banks, Sir Joseph
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Count [Benjamin Thompson] Rumford received Mr Frost, on Banks recommendation. Approves of Smith's plan to publish the first two volumes of "Flora Britannica" now and to delay publication of the third "till paper is cheaper". Mr Mayer's presentation to George III. A large narwhal washed up on Lincolnshire coast, a chance to correct former errors regarding the description of the creature.
Letter date:
[3 Mar 1800]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.116
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
