WCP2266

Letter (WCP2266.2156)

[1]

Zoological Society of London,

11, Hanover Square,

London, W.

Feb. 1st 18711

Dear Mr Wallace

Dresser1 agrees to give you a copy of the B[irds]. of E[urope].1 and we have no doubt you can help us by a notice or two in Nature2 &c. when opportunity offers.

Very truly yours | R B Sharpe [signature]

1
Dresser, Henry Eeles (1838-1915). British businessman and ornithologist.
2
Referring to A History of the Birds of Europe, Including All the Species Inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, a 9 volume set that was published in parts beginning in 1871 to 1896. The first parts were co-authored by H. E. Dresser and Sharpe. See [p. iii, Vol. 1].

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Transcribed by Newman-Plotnick, Harry [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Costa, Leslie [2020-12-17]

Please cite as “WCP2266,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2266