Documents on his botanizing in the United States, 1785-1807

Mss.Film.330

Date: 1785-1807 | Size: 3 microfilm_reel(s)
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Abstract

These documents include letters, reports, lists of plants and trees, and official documents, many that are addressed to the Comte d'Angiviller, concerning Michaux' visit to America to collect specimens for a nursery.

Background note

André Michaux was a French botanist and traveler.

Collection Information

Physical description

3 microfilm reels.

Provenance

Received from Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris, France, and accessioned, 1968 (1968 1884mf).

Location of originals:

Originals in Bibliothéque Nationale and Archives Nationales, Paris,

Alternate formats available

Prints of this collection have been made and assigned call number 580 M58.f

Early American History Note

This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Lists.
  • Microfilm Collection

Personal Name(s)

  • Angiviller, Charles Claude de La Billarderie, Comte d', 1730-1809
  • Michaux, André, 1746-1802

Subject(s)

  • Botany -- United States.
  • Nurseries (Horticulture) -- United States.