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Add MS 32439-32441
- Record Id:
- 032-002026233
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002026233
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000054.0x0002b4
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- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 32439-32441
- Title:
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CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Robert Brown, Secretary to the Linnæan Society, and Keeper of the Botanical Department in the British Museum; 1760-1858. The earlier portion relates chiefly to his expedition to New Holland, accompanied by Ferdinand Bauer, the botanical draughtsman, in H.M.S. Investigator, under command of Capt. Matthew Flinders, from 1800 to 1806. The rest of the collection comprises his correspondence with distinguished botanists and scientific men during his keepership of Sir Joseph Banks's herbarium and his subsequent appointment in the British Museum. Several of the eairlier and a few of the latest papers and letters refer to Capt. Flinders' capture by the French, and his detention in the Maurititis for seven years; and also to his scientific discoveries. The names of the writers will be found in the Index. Three volumes. Paper. Folio. Presented by Mrs. A. Bennett.
- Scope & Content:
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Dr Robert Brown, of the British Museum: Letters and papers: 1760 - 1858.
Botany: Correspondence and papers of botanists: 1760-1858.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002026233", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 32439-32441: CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Robert Brown, Secretary to the Linnæan Society, and Keeper of the Botanical Department in the…" },{ "id" : "040-002026234", "parent" : "032-002026233", "text" : "Add MS 32439: Vol. I., ff. 371, 1760-1812.New Holland: Letters and papers of a scientific expedition to: 1800-1806.includes:ff. 1, 2 Carl Linnaeus,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002026235", "parent" : "032-002026233", "text" : "Add MS 32440: vol. II., ff. 406, 1813-1825.includes:f. 1 Robert Purdie: Letter to R. Brown: 1813. __NEWLINE__ ff. 3,11,23,27,83,85,89,105,138 George…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002026236", "parent" : "032-002026233", "text" : "Add MS 32441: vol. III., ff. 483, 1826-1858.includes:ff. 1, 25, 53 Adolphe Théophile Brongniart: Letters to R. Brown: 1824, 1826, 1828.: Fr.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002026233
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 32439 : Vol. I., ff. 371, 1760-1812.New Holland: Letters and papers of a scientific expedition to: 1800-1806.includes:ff. 1, 2 Carl…
Add MS 32440 : vol. II., ff. 406, 1813-1825.includes:f. 1 Robert Purdie: Letter to R. Brown: 1813. __NEWLINE__ ff. 3,11,23,27,83,85,89,105,138…
Add MS 32441 : vol. III., ff. 483, 1826-1858.includes:ff. 1, 25, 53 Adolphe Théophile Brongniart: Letters to R. Brown: 1824, 1826, 1828.:…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 3 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
German
Italian
Latin
Spanish
Swedish - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1760
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1760-1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Anne Bennett, widow of J J Bennett: Presented,: in 1884, in 1886.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bennett, Anne, widow of J J Bennett
Brown, Robert, Dr of the British Museum