Letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1843-1862
Class
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 100
Scope and Contents
Letters from Joseph Hooker to Charles Darwin, with some of Hooker's notes included. This volume covers the start of the Hooker-Darwin correspondence when in 1843 Hooker, who had returned from an expedition to the Antarctic with James Clark Ross, was approached about working on Darwin's collection of plants from the Beagle voyage.
Dates
- Creation: 1843-1862
Creator
- From the Fonds: Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (naturalist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Date information
1843-1862
Finding aid date
2011-07-09 10:33:57+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
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