The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Sydney bot. Gardens ¶ 16. April 1857. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I do myself the honor of transmitting to your office the maps of Mr Gregorys exploring track and the corresponding reports. ¶ I should consider it a p...

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Physical location:

GRG 35/2, no. 282, Surveyor General's Office, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 57.04.16

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Arthur Freeling, 1857-04-16. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/57-04-16>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS address: 'The honorable | the Surveyor General | of South Australia | Adelaide'.

Sydney bot. Gardens

16. April 1857.

Sir

I do myself the honor of transmitting to your office the maps of Mr Gregorys exploring track and the corresponding reports.

Presumably a MS copy of B58.05.01, and copies of Gregory's maps and reports of which M had earlier sent copies to Kew (see M to W. Hooker, 13 March 1857).

I should consider it a particular favour, if you would obligingly furnish me with the documents bearing upon the recent geographical discoveries in your colony, particularly with a tracing of Mr Babbage's track about Lake Torrens, in order to enable me to complet a historical review of the explorations in Australia, which I am preparing for the Melbourne philos. Institute.

B58.05.03.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Gov. Botanist of the Col. Victoria.

The honorable the Surveyor General

Adelaide.

(P.S.) Any communication, I may be favoured with, will reach me adressed:

Dr. Ferd. Mueller,

Gov. Botanist.

bot. Gardens

Melbourne.

See also A. Freeling to M, 28 April 1857.