AD 130 [ADANSON, Michel], [Paris], 20 Mars 1768. 2 pp. Draft of letter to Mgr. [Clément Charles François] de l’Averdy (1723–1793), ministre d’État., 20 March 1768
Content Description
The Michel Adanson Library at Hunt Institute includes the botanical portion of Adanson's personal library, along with correspondence, manuscripts, and a large number of plant illustrations clipped from published sources. The collection contains 127 book titles, 117 letters, 146 manuscripts and thousands of plant images clipped from published works, many of them annotated by him. (copied from https://www.huntbotanical.org/library/show.php?1)
Dates
- Creation: 20 March 1768
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Offers his services as censor of natural history and agriculture, and especially to revise papers for the Gazette d’Agriculture et de Commerce. Suggests the requirement of one “arpent” of land for each of the 300 races of wheat, with which he wants to experiment. The Compagnie des Indes is said to lack a responsible person knowing natural history, agriculture, and mining; Adanson suggests himself. No indication of a reply.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository