27/8/94.
Aus dem beigefügten Brief einer höchst intelligenten Dame werden Sie, hochgeehrter Herr Professor gewiss gern Auszüge machen u. die Skizze auch wohl bereitwillig aufnehmen, da ja Alles original ist. Schon vor einigen Jahren veröffentlichten Sie ein Kartchen1 von Mr Brook’s.
Sie ehrend der Ihre
Ferd. von Mueller
27/8/94.
From the enclosed letter of a highly intelligent lady,2 highly esteemed Professor, you will undoubtedly gladly make extracts and probably also willingly include the sketch, since indeed all is original. Already some years ago you published a little map by Mr Brooks.3
Respectfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Kärtchen.
Not identified, but the reference to Brooks (1888) suggests that it may be his sister, Sarah Brooks (Maroske & Vaughan (2014)).
In Brooks (1888), p. 27. No extract from a letter from Sarah Brooks nor from a letter by any other woman that was communicated by M has been found in Petermanns geographische Mitteilungen for 1894 or 1895.
Please cite as “FVM-94-08-27a,” 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