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GB-110/JES/COR/23/82
Title
John Latham, Winchester, [Hampshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
15 Dec 1820
Author(s)
John Latham 1740-1837
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/23/82 from John Latham, Winchester, [Hampshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (15 December 1820)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/82 from John Latham, Winchester, [Hampshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (15 December 1820) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Latham, John
Sent from:
Winchester, Hampshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Sends list of subscribers to his "History of Birds" [extant]; he has received permission to dedicate it to the King [George IV (1762-1830)]. He will commence printing as soon as subscribers reach 150. Criticises [Coenraad Jacob] Temminck's [(1778-1858), zoologist] work [probably "Manuel d'ornithologie" (1815)]. Looking forward to Smith's "Linnaean correspondence".
Written on printed prospectus and list of subscribers for "Latham's History of Birds".
Letter date:
15 Dec 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.155
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Latham, J, (1821-1824). "A general history of birds." Winchester: [privately]. Temminck, C J, (1815). "Manuel d'ornithologie ou tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe." Amsterdam: Sepp. Linnaeus, C, and Smith, J E (ed.), (1821). "A selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus and other naturalists, from the original manuscripts." London: Longman &c. |
| 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. |
