3141. Egerton MS 2851
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 2851
- Title:
- CORRESPONDENCE Of distinguished botanists, chiefly French and English, consisting for the most part of letters from Philip Barker Webb to H. B. A. Moquin-Tandon, and from others to the same and to Webb; 1784-1860. The names of all the writers are given in the Index. Among them are Sir John Sinclair, Candolle, Berthelot, Sir R. H. Schomburgk, Sir W. J. Hooker, and Prouvensal de Saint Hilaire. A few engraved portraits are included. Paper; ff. 228. Quarto. From the Farnborough Fund.
- Scope & Content:
- Botany: Letters, autographs and portraits botanists: 1784-1860, and n.d. includes: f. 1 Jonathan Stokes: Letter to C. L. L'Heritier de Brutelle: 1784.f. 3 James Lee, nurseryman: Letter to botanist in Paris: 1786.f. 4 Samuel Foart Simmons, Physician Extraordinary to George III: Letter to P. M. ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1784-1860
- Extent:
- 1 item
