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Physical location:

RB MSS M200, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 77.03.25

Preferred Citation:

the Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1877-03-25. 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//letters/1870-9/1877/77-03-25-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

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MS is a printed certificate, with the date, M's name and the signatures of the President and Secretary added by hand. There is a copy of the text, dated 17 April 1877, in the archives at the Reale Istituto Veneto de Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, with a list of the eleven new Corresponding Members of the Institute elected on 25 March 1877 to whom certificates were sent. M is included as: 'Sigr Ferdinando von Mueller, professore di botanica, a Melbourne' [Mr Ferdinand von Mueller, professor of botany at Melbourne] followed by a note: 'NB. Per quest'ultimo chiedere i titoli al proponente Sr. ViceSo Zanardini' [NB. For this last, ask the proposer, Vice-secretary Zanardini, for the titles].
R. Istituto Veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti
Adempiamo il gradito ufficio di partecipare alla S. V. Chiarissima la sua nomina a Socio corrispondente di questo Istituto.
Nel rendere tale omaggio all'opera, con tanto onore, da Lei prestata agli studii; l'Istituto si ripromette altresi quell'efficace appoggio ch'Ella saprà accordargli, per il vantaggio della scienza e per il decoro del Corpo, al quale adesso appartiene.
Con questa ferma fiducia e lieti di darle tale comunicazione, noi abbiamo frattanto l'onore di rassegnare alla S. V. Chiarissima la profonda nostra stima ed osservanza.
Venezia 25 Marzo 1877.
Il Segretario Giovanni Bizio
Il Presidente Achille de Zigno
Al Chiarissimo Signor
Prof. Ferdinando von Mueller
Melbourne.
Royal Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts
We have the agreeable task of announcing to Your Excellency your election as Corresponding Member of this Institute.
In rendering such homage to the highly esteemed works that you have contributed to research, the Institute also hopes that Your Eminence will grant it effective support, for the advantage of science and the adornment of the Body to which You now belong.
With this firm confidence, and delighted to make such an announcement to you, we have in the meantime the honour of assuring Your Excellency of our most profound esteem and respect.
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See M to A. De Zigno, 6 June 1877.
Venice 25 March 1877
Secretary Giovanni Bizio
President Achille de Zigno
To the most eminent gentleman
Prof. Ferdinand von Mueller
Melbourne.