Nicholas Samuel Swederus, Paris, [France], to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, [London]

Summary

Thanks for Smith's hospitality whilst in England. Presumes Smith knows that [Pierre Marie Auguste] Broussonet is coming to England. Believes it "impossible for a man of sense that hath been sometime in England, to be satisfied with [France]". Remarks that the opposition between the "French and English fas[h]ions" exceeds what Smith had supposed and is waiting for Smith to arrive before giving his opinon of "childish and foolish manners" of the French. Paris contains very little of anything new in entomological collections, critical of the poor arrangement of the collections, especially the King's cabinet. Broussonet and another person are the only people to have their collections scientifically arranged.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3271

From

Nicholas Samuel Swederus

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

31 Mar 1786

Sent from

Paris, France

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/9/102, 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.