To Albany Hancock 24 August [1854]
Down Farnborough Kent
Aug. 24th.
My dear Sir
You may remember that you gave me permission most generously to dissect all your specimens of Alcippe lampas, which I obtained by dissolving the shell: but I have one or two in spirits not cut up. Shall I return them? or can you spare them for Brit: Mus:? I may mention that Mr. Bate has found Alcippe off Plymouth.1 I have some other specimens of yours not of much value, except one from Madeira.2 There is one, however, from Davis St.3 which I know is to be returned. I cd. return the whole lot by Post, without I have to return the Bottles.— In this latter case is there anywhere in London, where parcels collect for you?—
Allow me to thank you cordially & truly for the very great pleasure I derived from examining Alcippe lampas, which is described in full in my volume, now printed, & I presume soon to be published by the Ray Socy.—4 I have also discussed the excavating powers of Verruca, which subject I owe entirely to you.5 As there are several specs of the oxynaspis from Madeira, I have ventured to take 2 or 3 to give to Museums.
With my sincere thanks & with much respect, I remain | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Living Cirripedia (1851): A monograph of the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. The Lepadidæ; or, pedunculated cirripedes. By Charles Darwin. London: Ray Society. 1851.
Living Cirripedia (1854): A monograph of the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. The Balanidæ (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc. By Charles Darwin. London: Ray Society. 1854.
Summary
Can AH spare Alcippe specimens for British Museum?
C. S. Bate has found Alcippe off Plymouth.
Discusses returning specimens to AH.
Owes to AH the discussion of powers of excavation of Verruca in Living Cirripedia [vol. 2 (1854)].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1580
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Albany Hancock
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1580,” accessed on 19 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1580.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 5