To Alfred Deakin1    27 January 1887

Melbourne, 27th January 18862

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that I have received this day from the Department of Lands the very fine map of Victoria published by the Survey Office. Permit me to tender my best thanks to you and to the Honorable the Minister of Lands for the donation of this map,3 which will be of much value in my office.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller.

Govt. Botanist

 

The Honorable

the Chief Secretary.

1
MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.
2
Written in error for 1887; the letter was registered at the Chief Secretary's Department on 27 January 1887.
3
Map of Victoria at a scale of 16 miles to the inch?

Please cite as “FVM-87-01-27,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/87-01-27