| RefNo | AP/24/14 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letter, 'Mémoire relatif aux diverses salamandres gigantesques de vie en d'amérique' [On the various gigantic salamanders in the Americas] from Charles-Hippolyte de Paravey to the President of the French Academy of Sciences |
| Creator | de Paravey; Charles-Hippolyte (1787-1871); French engineer; founder of the Société Asiatique |
| Date | February 1840 |
| Description | De Paravey shares descriptions of various salamanders, including their physical appearances and habitats. Includes Mandarin Chinese names of the salamanders with pinyin and French translations.
Includes seven figures in the text of salamanders.
Subject: Zoology / Herpetology
Written by de Paravey at Hotel de Clarence, Rue de Grenelle, Paris. |
| Language | French |
| Chinese |
| Extent | 57p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |