Would you show me the kindness, dear Mr Skene, to send me a photolithogram or a drawing of your map, comprising the country between Albury and Mount Cosciusko.1
By doing so you will oblige your regardful
Ferd von Mueller
i.e. Kosciuszko. Both places in NSW. M was planning a trip to that area, which he visited from 6 to 26 January 1874; see M to R Ramsay, August 1874 (in this edition as 74-08-00), and also M to G. Bentham, 27 January 1874.
No map specifically for that area has been found, but it is included in 'Map of Victoria, constructed and engraved at the Surveyor General's Office; G.A. Windsor, draughtsman; William Slight, engraver', published in August 1872. Skene was Surveyor General at the time.
Please cite as “FVM-73-12-22,” 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