Letter from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm to C.T. von Siebold, 1875
Letter from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm to C.T. von Siebold, 1875
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May 1875
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MLMSS 7686
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German
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1 folder - 0.02
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This brief from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm on board the HMS Challenger during its' world voyage, 1872-76 was written from Yokahama in May 1875 prior to his death. It is number IV of a series of six briefs that he sent to his friend and former teacher Theodore von Siebold. It describes the expedition's discoveries along the coastline of far-north Que...
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Letter from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm to C.T. von Siebold, 1875
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Acquired from Hordern House, 2006
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Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm (1847-1875) was a German zoologist and expedition naturalist who died on board the H.M.S. Challenger during the voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti after a short illness from erysipelas. He is remembered by several new species which were named by him (Willemoesia leptodactyla, Polycheles crucifera) and Suhm Island in Royal Sound...
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MLMSS 7686
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YEGmdLVn
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449242
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