Sir Everard Home: Compendium of the Linnaean System
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6213-6217
Scope and Contents
Compendium of the Linnaean system of botany, with two introductory 'lectures' addressed to 'Dear Mary' (possibly Home's daughter), for whom the work was compiled.
Dates
- Creation: 1822
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
5 volume(s) (5 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 1919.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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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