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GB-110/JES/COR/20/93
Title
William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
23 Dec 1801
Author(s)
William Bingley 1774-1823
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/93 from William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (23 December 1801)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/93 from William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (23 December 1801) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bingley, William
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Sends specimen pages of the manuscript for his new 4 volume work on Natural History, for Smith's opinion; the "tribunal of the public is a somewhat awful one to young writers". The arrangements principally adopted from Gmelin's ["Systema naturae"], [George] Shaw's "General Zoology", and [John] Latham's "Synopsis [of birds]"
Letter date:
23 Dec 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.152
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 25 [Dec 1801] |
| Related Material | Bingley, W, (1813). "Animal biography, or popular zoology; comprising authentic anecdotes of economy, habits of life, instincts, and sagacity, of the animal creation... Fourth edition, with addition of more than one hundred and forty species." London: Rivington. Bingley, W, (1809). "Memoirs of British quadrupeds ... arranged according to the system of Linnaeus." London: Darton. Gmelin, J F, and Linnaeus, C, (1788-1793). "Systema naturae per regna tria natuirae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis." Lipsiae: Impensis Georg. Emanuel. Beer, 13th ed. Shaw, G, (1800-1826). "General zoology or systematic natural history, by G. Shaw (and afterwards James Francis Stephens). With plates ... engraved ... by Mr. Heath (and afterwards Mrs. Griffith). 14 vols. (General index.)." London: Kearsley. Latham, J, (1781-1785). "A general synopsis of birds." London: White. |
| 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. |
