Ippolito Maurizio Maria Durazzo, Genoa, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, Paris, [France]

Summary

Reminds Smith to obtain seeds for him from [André] Thouin and others and to send via the Marquis of Spinola. Thanks in advance for [unspecified] book being brought by Mr Zimmermann [Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann?] and Mr Harbord. Asks Smith to recommend him any good books on physics or natural science he may come across in France. His 'Phaseolus caracalla' is flowering, promises to send specimens in the future.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2773

From

Ippolito Maurizio Maria Durazzo

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

10 Sep 1787

Sent from

Genoa, Italy

Sent to

Paris, France

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/4/85, The Linnean Society of London

Language

French

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.