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RefNoEL/M3/20
LevelItem
TitleExtract of a letter, from Gerardus Fridericus Muller [Gerhard Friedrich Muller] to Hans Sloane
Date30 June 1733
DescriptionConcerning Muller's history of Russia which was going to be continued by Adophus Cramer because Muller had been ordered to go on the expedition to Kamtschatka (Siberia) as historiographer by Catherine the Great; Muller gives details of the topics on Russian history which were ready to go to press; discusses his work on the 'Chalmucks' which he says will help him when he goes to Siberia
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originSt Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Origin coordinates59.89444, 30.26417
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/91fb0bcb-cba8-4770-bb6d-ecfbc6cdc5b3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA8391Muller; Gerhard Friedrich (1705 - 1783)1705 - 1783
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