John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/22/97
Title John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith
Letter date 29 Jul [1799]
Author(s) John Hawkins 1761-1841
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/22/97 from John Hawkins, Sunbury, Middlesex, to James Edward Smith (29 July 1799)

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Item Type: Document
From: Hawkins, John
Sent from: Sunbury, Middlesex
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Embarrassed, as though he agrees with Smith that [Ferdinand Lucas] Bauer [(1760-1826), botanical artist] is the best artist for "Flora Graeca", still thinks a fair trial ought to be given to [Daniel] Mackenzie. Bauer does not expect to procure assistants for the job; requests Smith to have a discussion with Bauer. [John] Sibthorp proposed obtaining cheap engravers from Germany. Unfortunate that all the Grecian seeds have been sown, which Sibthorp had collected to illustrate the carpology of the species; blames Sibthorp's successor. Saw at the Cambridge Botanic Garden some of the plants raised from the seed sent, including a new 'Crataegus'.

Letter date: 29 Jul [1799]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 22.172
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Related MaterialSibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor.