Letter 2265

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – March 28, 1718


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Date: March 28, 1718
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 105



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Steigertahl informs Sloane that the ‘Chambellan de Beaufort’ will be dropping by to view his curiosities in the afternoon. 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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