Nikolaus Joseph de Jacquin, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/5/97
Title Nikolaus Joseph de Jacquin, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date 4 Jul 1790
Author(s) Nikolaus Joseph von, Baron Jacquin 1727-1817
Number of Pages 3

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GB-110/JES/COR/5/97 from Nikolaus Joseph de Jacquin, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (4 July 1790)

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Item Type: Document
From: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph von
Sent from: Paris, France
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Thanks Smith for his kindess during his time in England. Introduces Mr Becker, apothecary to the King of Denmark and grandson "to the celebrated father of chemistry in the last century", asks that he be showed Linnaean collections. Pleased with Smith's "second fasciculus" ["Icones pictae plantarum rariorum"], hopes that Mr Monnet [Jean-Baptiste Lamarck] will not insult Smith further although some of Lamarck's acquaintances have told Jacquin he cannot understand Smith's preface but has found nobody who agrees with him. [Charles Louis] L'Héritier, [Pierre Auguste] Broussonet, [François] Cels and others wish to establish a Parisian Linnean Society in imitation of Smith's in London; news.

Letter date: 4 Jul 1790
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 5.186
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialSmith, J E, (1790). "Icones pictae plantarum rariorum descriptionibus et observationibus illustratae auctore Jacobo Edvardo Smith. - Coloured figures of rare plants ..." London: [privately].
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.