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Letter of Louis Vauquelin, René Desfontaines and Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu written to Louis de Freycinet

SubjectAustralia–Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Botany
Natural history
French letters
Category1. Settlement
PersonFreycinet, de, Louis
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Date1816-12-18
Series NumberMS Acc10.185
Item Number5011546
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Copyright Undetermined. Copyright restrictions may apply. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country Of OriginFrance
PlaceParis
Language French
Description From Source1 item (25.0 x 40.0 cm.) Single sheet of paper with printed letterhead, folded to letter size, 25.0 x 20.0 cm., and showing old folds. Written in a neat secretarial hand in ink and signed by the three French scientists. Comprises the official letter dated 18 December 1816 to Louis de Freycinet signed by the scientists Vauquelin, Desfontaines and Jussieu, professors of the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Paris. The letter states their support for the collection of natural history specimens on the L’Uranie voyage and the appointment of a naturalist for this purpose.
Physical FormatLetters
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