Letter from Johann Reinhold Forster, referring to publication by Heller of a translation of his work...
Letter from Johann Reinhold Forster, referring to publication by Heller of a translation of his work, October 1781
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October 1781
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MLMSS 7908
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German
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0.01 metres of textual material
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This holograph letter written in German with Kurrent or Zutterlin script, refers to publication by Heller of a translation of his work
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Letter from Johann Reinhold Forster, referring to publication by Heller of a translation of his work, October 1781
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Transferred from the Manuscripts Collection Af 34/2, Sept. 2009
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Johann Reinhold Forster, author and naturalist, was born on 22 October 1729 at Dirschau (Tschew), Polish Prussia. His writings on natural history made him known in scientific circles, where he won the acquaintanceship of Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander and was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1772. When Banks refused to sail on James Co...
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MLMSS 7908
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YK5QDOGn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5QDOGn
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873564
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