Letter 4300

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – July 31, 1731


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Date: July 31, 1731
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: f. 290



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Steigertahl hopes that Sloane received ‘le Commerce literaire de Nüremberg’ sent by the nieces of the late Mr Kneller, the famous painter. He will see it published if Sloane agrees. Steigertahl thanks Sloane for the Philosophical Transactions. He offers his service. 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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