To Albert Günther 15 July [1870]1
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
July 15th
My dear Dr. Günther
I do not know which species of Triton, Mr Ford has drawn for me.—2 I describe briefly in my M.S. T. punctatus. Will you kindly write name on proofs & slip them in enclosed envelope, without troubling yourself to write a word.— My Chapt. on Fishes & Reptiles, wd have been much the worst in my volume, had it not been for your kind & most valuable assistance; & now I think it will be one of the best, & certainly the best illustrated.—3
Your’s very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Asks AG to identify the species of Triton Mr Ford has drawn.
AG’s help has turned CD’s chapter on fishes and reptiles from "much the worst" into "one of the best" [in Descent].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7276
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7276,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7276.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18
