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GB-110/JES/COR/23/66
Title
John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
27 Apr 1794
Author(s)
John Latham 1740-1837
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/23/66 from John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (27 April 1794)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/66 from John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (27 April 1794) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Latham, John
Sent from:
Dartford, Kent
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Received letter from Dr Bechstein with copy of his German translation of his [Latham's] "General synopsis" and request for copy of "Index [ornithologicus]" for translation, with which he will comply. Dr [Godfry Christian] Reich sending natural history dissertations, including on 'Lichen islandicus' and . Requests specimen of 'Trochus imperialis' for friend of Reich's, who is willing to offer £4 for it, as well as 'Trochus cookii', 'Bulla vulva', [James] Dickson's "Hortus siccus britannicus", and plants from Smith's "Spicilegium botanicum". His acquaintance with German naturalists.
Letter date:
27 Apr 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.134
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 2 May [1794] |
| 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 | Latham, J, (1781-1785). "A general synopsis of birds." London: White. Latham, J, (1790). "Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiae; complectens avium divisionem in classes ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates..." Londinum: [privately]. Smith, J E, (1791-1792). "Spicilegium botanicum, Fasc. I & II." London: [privately]. Reich, G C, (n.d.). "Description of the Hypochondriai Sandpiper (Tringa hypochondriara) a new species of birds." Read 3/2/1795. |
