Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Swartz, Olof Peter
Sent from:
Stockholm, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
[Swartz writes, in English] Received Smith's letter of 19 June. Thanks for the article intended for the supplement to "Edinburgh Encyclopedia", and the new edition of "Compendium florae Britannicae", intends publishing a much needed similar work on Scandinavian plants. Longs to see botanical part of [Abraham] Rees' "Cyclopedia". Pained to hear of valetudinarian state of Sir Joseph Banks. Has sent the most recent "transactions" of Swedish Academy [of Sciences]. Praises work and talents of [William Jackson] Hooker. Impatiently awaiting sequel of Robert Brown's "Prodromus".
[Acharius writes, in Latin] He has waited a long time for a letter from Smith. Staying with Swartz. Asks after a letter and rare lichen he sent Smith a few years ago via Mr Ekenstam, and monographs on 'Glyphis' and 'Chiodecton', with illustrations, for "Linnean Transactions". Requests copy of [Dawson] Turner and [William] Borrer's "Lichenographia britannica" as soon as it appears, as he is preparing a "Philosophia lichenologica".
Letter date:
19 Nov 1817
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.194
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| 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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.495-498. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Hoffmann, G F, (1816). "Compendium florae Britannicae." Londinum, Longman, 2nd ed.
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.
Brown, R, (1810). "Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas ... 1802-05... collegit et descripsit..." Londinum: [printer:] Taylor.
Acharius, E, 'Glyphis and Chiodecton, two new Genera of the Family of Lichenes, with Descriptions and Figures of the Species hitherto discovered', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1818 12(1), pp.35-47.
Turner, D, and Borrer, W, (1839). "Specimen of a Lichenographia Britannica; or, attempt at a history of the British Lichens." Yarmouth: printer: Sloman. |
| Copies | English translation of Acharius' note available from Linnean Society Library. |
