Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, Lisbon, [Portugal], to James Edward Smith, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/3/92
Title Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, Lisbon, [Portugal], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date 22 Nov 1797
Author(s) Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho 1755-1812
Number of Pages 3

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GB-110/JES/COR/3/92 from Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, Lisbon, [Portugal], to James Edward Smith, London (22 November 1797)

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Item Type: Document
From: Coutinho, Rodrigo de Sousa
Sent from: Lisbon, Portugal
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Received Smith's last letter of 16 August from L'Abbé Correa. Awaiting arrival of copies of Smith's "Tour of the Continent" and "Lectures on Botany", has ordered his work on the "Insects of Georgia" and [George Leonard] Staunton's book, has already read passages on Madeira, Prague and Rio de Janeiro. [Carlo Antonio Ludovico] Bellardi pursuing his botanical work with a passion. Hopes Smith will visit Portugal one winter.

Letter date: 22 Nov 1797
Languages: French
Prev Ref No: 3.167
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Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, p.218.
Related MaterialSmith, J E, (1793). "A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787" London. Smith, J E, (1795). "Syllabus of a course of lectures on botany" London. Smith, J E, (1797). "The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia [...] from the observations of Mr. John Abbot" London: Edwards. Staunton, G, (1798). "An authentic account of an embassy to the Emperor of China" London: G. Nicol.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.
CopiesEnglish translation available from Linnean Society Library.