Letter 2032

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – July 3, 1715


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Date: July 3, 1715
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 67-68



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Steigertahl informs Sloane that Madame and Baron de Goerif would like to view his collection of curiosities. Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).




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