Melbourne,
botan Garden
14/2/71.
I gladly send you, dear Mr Birch, the only copy which I have left of the beautiful map, published by my illustrious friend, Prof. Dr Petermann, on the Austral. continent.1 It embraces all the most recent discoveries, as I kept this great geographer always posted up in any thing concerning Australia.
Let me hope that you will incur no unnecessary risks, that your success will be glorious, and that we look forward to your movements with hope and the fullest confidence.2
your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller
Your fossils will be much appreciated
Please cite as “FVM-71-02-14b,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/71-02-14b