WCP2795

Letter (WCP2795.2685)

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70A, GROSVENOR STREET

LONDON

Dec [ember]19th 1899

A. R. Wallace Esq

Dear Sir

I am afraid I have not such Cambodian types as you require.

I think you will get what will suit you in Leut. Garnier's1 [1 word illeg.] work published, I think by Hachette et Cie Paris2 [.] It ought to be found [2]3 in the principal libraries[.]

It is very fully illustrated. It is a record of the first great Gov[ernmen]t. Expedition of the French about the year 18664.

Yours very truly | J Thomson [signature]

1
Garnier, Marie Joseph François ("Francis") (1839-1873) French naval officer and explorer of the Mekong River in S. E. Asia.
2
Garnier, Francis (1885) Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine : effectué par une commission francaise présidée par le capitaine de frégate Doudart de Lagrée : relation empruntée au journal "le Tour du monde". Hachette et Cie, Paris.
3
Page numbered 77 in pencil in top RH corner.
4
The French Mekong Expedition (1866-1868) was the first systematic exploration of the river, led by Ernest Doudart de Lagrée (1823-1868) and Francis Garnier.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2795.2685)]

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-03-31] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-31] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

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