Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Jacquin, Joseph Franz von
Sent from:
Vienna, Austria
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Hopes Smith received last letter of 21 January 1815, has had no news of him except for [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert mentioning having seen "Eclogae" at Smith's house. Hunnermann has brought the last fasciculus of [Nikolaus von Jacquin's] "Stapeliae" for Sir Joseph Banks and Lambert, hopes Smith will not think he has gone "backward" in the direction of their artists. Has arranged a new method of conveying books to Vienna, assuming the "derangement" of the affairs of Messrs White has prevented Smith from sending his promised books. Uses a copy of the "English Encyclopedia" [Rees' "Cyclopedia" to which Smith contributed botanical articles], wishes that the work's plan allowed Smith to complete the genera with all their species. Sending ninth and tenth fascicules of his "Eclogae" and synopsis of his father's "Stapeliae" soon.
Letter date:
29 Nov 1816
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
5.195
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 6 Mar 1818 |
| Related Material | Jacquin, N J v, (1806-1819). "Stapeliarum in hortis vindobonensibus cultarum : descriptiones figuris coloratis illustratae" Vindobonae: Wappler et Beck ; Londini : White; please note not available from Linnean Society Library but available from Natural History Museum Library.
Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. |
| 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. |
