Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli to Hans Sloane – March 17, 1722
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Date: March 17, 1722 Author: Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: ff. 215-216
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French
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British Library, London
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Collections, Social, Travel
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Cabinet, Curiosities, Holland
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March 17, 1722
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Amstm [Amsterdam]
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Mr Renys
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Marsigli complains that the voyage from London to Amsterdam was uncomfortable. He is viewing the cabinets of Amsterdam, which feature many shells and insects. Mr Renys is deaf, making it difficult to speak with him: ‘il faut se tuer a luy parler’. Marsigli has not yet found ‘un Recueil pour Lhistoire naturelle’. Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (1658-1730) was an Italian soldier and naturalist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1691. Marsigli published several books, established a printing-house, and founded an Institute of Sciences and Arts in 1715 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Ferdinando_Marsili).
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