George Boyd, Danapore, [Tibet], to William Roxburgh

Summary

Had expected to see Roxburgh taking a botanical excursion up the river by this time and recommends such a trip in the cold weather as being advantageous to his health; encloses account [extant] and specimens of a locust swarm, one of the "numberless natural curiosities" of this country, to encourage him to visit.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2390

From

George Boyd

To

William Roxburgh

Date

2 Oct 1797

Sent from

Danapore, Tibet

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/12, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• George Boyd
• William Roxburgh