From:
James Prinsep
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 October 1837]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.73
Summary:
Calcutta Museum will trade an elephant skeleton to the Cape Museum for a hippopotamus, rhinoceros, or tiger. Work on ancient Indian inscriptions and at the mint leaves JP little time for meteorological work. Miss Pattle draws Cape scenes and sends them to JP.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project