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GB-110/JES/COR/2/126
Title
Francis Buchanan, 33 Suffolk Street, Charing Cross, London, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
17 Mar 1806
Author(s)
Francis Hamilton 1762-1829
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/126 from Francis Buchanan, 33 Suffolk Street, Charing Cross, London, to James Edward Smith (17 March 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/126 from Francis Buchanan, 33 Suffolk Street, Charing Cross, London, to James Edward Smith (17 March 1806) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Hamilton, Francis
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Leaving for India soon. Has materials for a "Flora of Nepal": 114 drawings, mostly of orchids, and 1100-1200 specimens and descriptions, of which 800-900 are new, indexed according to Jussieu's arrangement. Also has 131 drawings of plants from Mysoor, many unknown or previously badly described, many descriptions and some specimens. Offers to entrust them to Smith if they would prove useful for publications.
Letter date:
17 Mar 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.211
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For further discussion of Hamilton's Nepalese herbarium and flora see JES/COR/2/127-128; JES/COR/2/137-138. Hamilton, F, Don, D, Wallich, N, (1825). "Prodromus florae Nepalensis" London: Gale. |
| 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. |
| Copies | Transcript available from Linnean Society Library. |
