Huber to Hans Sloane – April 15, 1732
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Date: April 15, 1732 Author: Huber Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052 Folio: ff. 97-99
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French
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British Library, London
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Collections, Curiosity Reports, Government, Scholarship, Travel
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Books, Cabinet, Corpses, Curiosities, Geography, History, Preservation, Russia
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Date (as written)
April 15, 1732
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a Paris chez Mr. de la Poupliniere Fermier general
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Mr de l'Isle Peter the Great
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Abbé Huber has made the trip to England. He would like to view Sloane’s cabinet of curiosities, which is admired by all of Europe. Huber understands that Sloane is kind to foreigners. He is writing a book on Russia, including information on the reigns that preceded ‘Czar Pierre’, its ‘Forme du Gouvernement’, and geography. Huber is going to contact ‘Mr. De Lile’ (Joseph Nicholas De Lisle) in St Petersburg to gather more information. He recalls viewing two petrified corpses (deux corps humains petrifiés) in Marseilles.
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