Petrus Camper letter, 1786, Oct. 9, Lem Lankum, [the Netherlands], to Johann Heinrich Merck, Darmstadt, Germany.

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Petrus Camper letter, 1786, Oct. 9, Lem Lankum, [the Netherlands], to Johann Heinrich Merck, Darmstadt, Germany.

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Letter (ALS). Typescript of French original and typed English translation are available. Discusses the petrified fossils of Montmartre, Maestricht, and Euhstedt and the cetaceans at M. de Buffon's in Paris. Expresses disappointment at being unable to see Goethe, touching on the troubled internal political affairs of the Netherlands. Announces intention to make a short trip to Germany in the spring in order to visit Merck and Soemmerring.

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History of Medicine Collections (Duke University)

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Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789

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Dutch physician, anatomist and naturalist. From the description of Petrus Camper letter, 1786, Oct. 9, Lem Lankum, [the Netherlands], to Johann Heinrich Merck, Darmstadt, Germany. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31445022 ...

Soemmerring, Samuel Thomas von, 1755-1830

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Merck, Johann Heinrich, 1741-1791

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Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788

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French naturalist. From the description of Letter signed : "Au Jardin du Roi," [Paris], to the Comte de Tressan, 1775 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537605 From the description of Document signed : Paris, 1781 May 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536661 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., Montbard?], to Mme. Necker, 1779 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270525278 From the description of Letter signed : "Au Jardin d...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....