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GB-110/JES/COR/4/101
Title
Anders Jahan Retzius, Lund, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
14 Feb 1793
Author(s)
Anders Jahan Retzius 1742-1821
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/101 from Anders Jahan Retzius, Lund, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London (14 February 1793)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/4/101 from Anders Jahan Retzius, Lund, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London (14 February 1793) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Retzius, Anders Jahan
Sent from:
Lund, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Plant queries for second edition of "Florae Scandinaviae prodromus", including: 'Carex uliginosa' identified as 'Schoenus compressus' or 'Scirpus caricis'. Offers to send specimen of [Jakob] Ehrhart's grass figured in Smith's "Icones pictae". Disappointed by natural history content of [James] Bruce's [of Kinnaird (1730-1794), traveller in Africa] "Travels"; errors with discussion of cereals. Requests copy of "Linnean Transactions" vol 1.
Letter date:
14 Feb 1793
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
4.175
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Retzius, A J, (1795). "Florae Scandinaviae prodromus enumerans plantas Sveciae, Lapponiae, Finlandiae et Pomeraniae ac Daniae, Norvegiae, Holsatiae, Islandiae, Groenlandiaeque. Editio altera" Lipsia: Crusius. |
| 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 | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 21 Mar [1793] |
