Humboldt, Alexander von Autograph letter signed ("A Humboldt") to Hinrich Lichtenstein referring to the death of Cuvier, and enclosing with the note an interesting letter on that subject [not included here] from Valenciennes, and excusing himself from their meeting on Monday as he must accompany the king to Potsdam for a few days Da Sie gewiss alles interessiert was Cuvier's Tod...schildert, so schikke ich Ihnen einen neuen recht interessanten Brief von Valenciennes... 1 page, 14 x 13.5cm, cut down from a larger leaf, with a later paper sleeve addressed by Marie Hoffmeister née Lichtenstein to Ernst Rudorff, [Berlin?,] Saturday, [1832?] A little note which links four great C19th men of learning: Humboldt himself, the French naturalists and zoologists Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865), and the physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780-1857). PROVENANCE: Formerly in the collection of the Berlin pianist and teacher Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916).Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Humboldt, Alexander von Autograph letter signed ("A Humboldt") to Hinrich Lichtenstein referring to the death of Cuvier, and enclosing with the note an interesting letter on that subject [not included here] from Valenciennes, and excusing himself from their meeting on Monday as he must accompany the king to Potsdam for a few days Da Sie gewiss alles interessiert was Cuvier's Tod...schildert, so schikke ich Ihnen einen neuen recht interessanten Brief von Valenciennes... 1 page, 14 x 13.5cm, cut down from a larger leaf, with a later paper sleeve addressed by Marie Hoffmeister née Lichtenstein to Ernst Rudorff, [Berlin?,] Saturday, [1832?] A little note which links four great C19th men of learning: Humboldt himself, the French naturalists and zoologists Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865), and the physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780-1857). PROVENANCE: Formerly in the collection of the Berlin pianist and teacher Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916).Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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