Correspondence, 1793-1812
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The subject-matter of the correspondence includes Brown's appointment as naturalist on the Investigator in 1801 (ff. 24-44), the exploration of the southern coast of Australia (ff. 45-66), botanical discoveries made during the voyage and at New South Wales in 1802-1803 (ff. 67-79), the exploration of the northern coasts (ff. 80-97), the decision of the naturalists to remain in N.S.W. in July 1803 (ff. 98-102), the loss of the Porpoise (f. 127), MacArthur's views on the wool industry (f. 140), botanical discoveries in Tasmania in 1804 (f. 146) and in N.S.W. (f. 162), the return of Brown and F. Bauer to England in 1805 (ff. 183-88), Brown's correspondence with Sir James Smith, 1806-1827 (ff. 190-233), Sir Joseph Banks' summary of the work of Brown and Bauer (ff. 237-45), M. Flinders' captivity at Mauritius (ff. 256-67), the drawings of Bauer (f. 288), Brown's work in describing and classifying his botanical discoveries, the release of Flinders (ff. 330-35), the publication of the Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810 (f. 340), the botanical and ornithological work of G. Caley in N.S.W. (ff. 349,361), Flinders' discoveries concerning the magnetic needle (ff. 353-70).
The correspondents include R. Brown, Sir Joseph Banks, F. Bauer, M. Flinders, C. Greville, P.G. King, Sir James Smith, Dawson Turner, Olaf Swartz, W.J. Hooker, W. Spence, J. Barrow, J. Correa de Serra and G. Caley. Many of the letters were written not to Brown but to Banks.
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