Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Vienna, [Austria], to Sir James Edward Smith, at Messrs Longman, Hunt and Comp, Pasternoster Row, London

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Title Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Vienna, [Austria], to Sir James Edward Smith, at Messrs Longman, Hunt and Comp, Pasternoster Row, London
Letter date 6 Apr 1818
Author(s) Joseph Franz von, Baron Jacquin 1766-1839
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/5/103 from Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Vienna, [Austria], to Sir James Edward Smith, at Messrs Longman, Hunt and Comp, Pasternoster Row, London (6 April 1818)

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Item Type: Document
From: Jacquin, Joseph Franz von
Sent from: Vienna, Austria
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Received chest of books and letter Smith sent on 6 March. Had hoped to send Smith the last fasciculus of "Eclogae" and "Supplementum Collectaneorum" but prevented by sickness of his father [Nikolaus Jospeh von Jacquin], now sending them with "Synopsis Stapeliarum" in a chest directed to Sir Joseph Banks. In settling their long book account observes the higher price of eighth fasicuclus of "Icones plantarum"; is sending "Supplementum Collectaneorum"; unaware that Smith already had "Oxalis"; a mistake by the bookseller is the reason for Smith not receieving the fourth volume of "Hort. Schöenb.", urges Smith to take the copy at Mr Boydell's. Itemised accounts for Smith and Jacquin. Requests [William] Sole's "Menthae" and Smith's edition of Linnaeus' "Journey to Lapland". Next summer publishing last fasciculus of his father's "Stapeliarum" and continuing publication of "Eclogae" and "Grasses" ["Eclogae graminum rariorum"]. Thanks for "Compendium Florae Britannicae", "a model of a flora as every country should have one". Enquires after "the only perfect copy existing" of ["De Materia Medica"] of Dioscorides [(c 40-90) Greek physician] that Nikolaus von Jacquin lent [John] Sibthorp in Vienna before his first trip to Greece, to be returned after his journey, and whether Smith could claim it at the executors. Explains that the notes in "Eclogae" were written in German to evade Bonaparte's higher import tax on Latin books. Defends the right of German botanists to write in their own language as the French and English do. Received "Flora Graeca". [Abraham] Rees' "Cyclopedia" is in Vienna but has not yet seen a copy.

Letter date: 6 Apr 1818
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 5.196
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Related MaterialJacquin, J F v, (1811-1816). "Eclogae plantarum rariorum aut minus cognitarum ... Graminum Fasculus Primus [-2]." Vindobona: [privately]. Jacquin, N J v, (1786-1796). "Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia... (Supplementum...)." Vindobona: Wappler. Jacquin, N J v, (1781-1793). "Icones plantarum rariorum." Vindobona: Wappler. Jacquin, N J v, (1794). "Oxalis: monographia, iconibus illustrata." Vienna: Wappler. Jacquin, N J v, (1797-1804). "Plantarum rariorum Horti Caesarei Schöenbrunnensis: descriptiones et icones." Vienna: Wappler. Jacquin, J F v, (1816). "Synopsis Stapeliarum in quatuor fasciculis prioribus monographiae Jacquinianae descriptarum." Wien. Sole, W, (1798). "Menthae Britannicae: being a new botanical arrangement of all the British mints..." Bath: [printer:] Cruttwell. Linnaeus, C, Smith, J E and Troilius, C (tr.), (1811). "Lachesis Lapponica, or a Tour in Lapland [1732]. Now first published from the original manuscript journal of the celebrated Linnaeus [Translated by Carl Troilius]." London: White & Cochrane. 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. Jacquin, J F v, (1813-1844). "Eclogae graminum rariorum aut minus cognitorum, quae ad vivum descriptsit et iconibus coloratis illustravit Joseph Franz de Jacquin." Vindobonae; please note not available from Linnean Society Library but available from Natural History Museum Library. Smith, J E and Hoffmann, G F, (1800). "Compendium florae Britannicae; Compendium florae Britannicae." Londinum: [printer:] Davis. Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. 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 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.
AdditionalSmith replied 27 Jul [1818]