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GB-110/JES/COR/20/94
Title
William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
30 Dec 1801
Author(s)
William Bingley 1774-1823
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/94 from William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith (30 December 1801)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/94 from William Bingley, 10 Devereux Court, Strand, [London], to James Edward Smith (30 December 1801) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bingley, William
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's criticisms and approval of his manuscript; his intention for it not to claim attention but to be useful. Altered the section on bats following Smith's comment that he had made free with [George] Shaw's work. Preparing second edition of his Welsh tour; spent four months there this summer; intends to include sketch of [Thomas] Pennant's life in style of anecdote, which seems to lay "the greatest hold on the attention of the public".
Letter date:
30 Dec 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.154
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. Bingley, W, (1800). "A Tour round North Wales performed during the Summer of 1798 ..." London : E. Williams; not available in Linnean Society Library, available in British Library. |
| 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. |
