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GB-110/JES/COR/21/87
Title
William Beeston Coyte, Ipswich, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London]
Letter date
27 Feb 1805
Author(s)
William Beeston Coyte 1740-1810
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/21/87 from William Beeston Coyte, Ipswich, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (27 February 1805)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/21/87 from William Beeston Coyte, Ipswich, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (27 February 1805) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Coyte, William Beeston
Sent from:
Ipswich, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sends manuscript of his work ["Index plantarum" (1807)] for Smith's opinion. Comments on current "deranged" state of plant names, thanks to alterations by Willdenow and others. Difficulties procuring Willdenow's "Species plantarum"; would like to see "Flora Graeca"; admires Smith's "Exotic botany". List of Willdenow plant names.
Letter date:
27 Feb 1805
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21.148
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. |
| Related Material | Coyte, W B, (1807). "Index plantarum, or, an alphabetical arrangement of all the genera and species of plants hitherto described... Vol. 1." London: Printer: Taylor. Linnaeus, C and Willdenow, C L, (1797-1830). "Species plantarum exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus synonymis selectis, locis natalibus secundum systema sexuale digestas ... Editio quarta ... curante Carolo Ludovico Willdenow." Berolini: Impensis G. C. Nauk, 4th ed. Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. Smith, J E, (1804-1805). "Exotic botany" London: J. Sowerby. |
| Additional | Smith replied 5 Mar [1805] |
