Mariano Lagasca y Segura, 25 Camden Place, Camden Town, [Middlesex], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

He is exiled from his country and family; intends to generate an income by creating and selling a hortus siccus of London plants; his progress. Sending parcel of specimens to Smith for opinion and so his hortus siccus will be more valuable through association with Smith's herbarium, and copy of his second book, edited by Dr de la Llave of Mexico. Observations on some of the specimens.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2848

From

Mariano Lagasca y Segura

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

9 Nov 1826

Sent from

Camden Town, Middlesex

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/5/4, The Linnean Society of London

Language

Latin

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.