Naturforscher (1707–1778). Letter signed. Uppsala. 9 SS. auf 5 Bll. Folio.
$ 8,673 / 8.000 €
(23434)
Written in Swedish by some members of the „Consistorium Academicum“ at the University of Uppsala, in matter of the estate of Gryttiom; signed by Linnaeus and ten other scientists, i. e. Mattsius Asp, Magnus Beronius (later Archbishop of Upsala), Anders Boberg, Olof Celsius, Petrus Kerman, Samuel Klingenstierna, Daniel Solander, Petrus Ullén (all of them once held the rectorship of the university), and Johan Eric Fick. – Insignificant signs of age.
Naturforscher (1707-1778). Autograph quotation signed. Uppsala. 25.08.1772. ¾ S. Qu.-8vo.
$ 13,009 / 12.000 €
(48033/BN30388)
A quotation from Virgil: "Famam extendere factis | hoc virtutis opus" (Aeneid X, 467). - Somewhat wrinkled and browned; some tears to edges; reverse shows traces of former mounting. Includes an engraving. - Provenance: Skottorp Castle.