| RefNo | CB/1/1/147 |
| AltRefNo | BLA.B.64 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square to Charles Blagden |
| Date | 24 December 1817 |
| Description | Thanks him for the plate of moiré metallique, the ladies approve of it and would like an object made of it. Gives the story of Mr [George] Powney, an Italian in the service of the Pasha. Discusses the colossal head of Memnon. Discusses confirmation of a sighting of a water serpent in the seas of the United States, the people say it comes on shore to lay its eggs. Describes a lady in Liverpool who has lost her sight but who claims to be able to see by a sense of touch. Asks what Blagden and his French friends say about the fixing of Easter Day. Discusses Mr Durgate, does not expect much from him. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Item 328, The Banks Letters, A Calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks preserved in the British Museum... London, 1958. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |