| Reference number | MS/257/4/162 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.1291 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/2/1291 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Karl von Scherzer, Gornobbio, Lago di Como to [Edward Sabine] |
| Date | 12 April 1865 |
| Description | Scherzer thanks Sabine for presenting ‘a copy of the description of the [Novara] expedition’ on his behalf to The Royal Society and has since prepared the ‘statistical part’ for print. Intends ‘to prepare the ethnological material gathered during the voyage’. Scherzer has been at Lake Como and intends to return to Vienna ‘in about three weeks’. Scherzer asks Sabine to relay the results of experiments with gun cotton in [England]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |