From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Knight 21 Apr 1867
Easter day 1867
Sir
Be so good to allow bearer to take away Mr Diggles ornithological work1 sent from Brisbane, that Gentleman having directed its sending to Mr W. Johnson2 of St Kilda
Silvester Diggles had exhibited 'specimens of a serial work on the ornithology of Australia' in the Queensland court, i.e. the portion of Diggles (1866-70) that had been published by then (Intercolonial exhibition of Australasia (1867), Catalogue, p. 94).
Please cite as “FVM-67-04-21e,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/67-04-21e
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Record number
FVM-67-04-21e
From
Ferdinand von Mueller
To
John Knight
Date
21 Apr 1867
Source of text
Unit 3, VPRS 927/P0000 Correspondence relating to various exhibitions, Trustees of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria.