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AD 203 JUSSIEU, Bernard de (1699–1776), Paris, Aoust 1762. 5 pp., August 1762

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Content Description

From the Collection:

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: August 1762

Extent

From the Collection: 391 Volumes

Language of Materials

French

General

Letter to Adanson, then in Caen, containing instructions for his travel in western France, giving explicit information on the locations of some plants, fossils, and animals, and mentioning 41 persons he may visit. Mentions that he has not yet received anything from the printer [of Familles des plantes]. Bears signs of wear, probably in this voyage by Adanson. One of the relatively few letters known of this botanist.

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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