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Ludwig Becker letters to Dr Johann Jakob Kaup

Date
1850 to 1855
Person
Becker, Ludwig
Place
Tasmania
Subject
Category
Author
Ludwig Becker
Current holder
Series number
MLMSS 999
Item number
9NaAlA0Y
Access rights
Request at location
Language
Description from source
1 volume of textual material, includes some English translations and two photoprints of the sketches.

Ludwig Becker, a German migrant and artist, arrived in Tasmania on the ship Hannah in March 1851. He later moved to Victoria and became a member of the Victorian Exploring Expedition, also known as the Burke and Wills Expedition, in 1860-61. Becker’s letters contain his natural history observations, mainly in Tasmania.
Physical format
Correspondence
Pictures
Drawing
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