Title: Pitcairn, Brodie & Co. correspondence to Thomas Say,
Authors: Say, Thomas, 1787-1834; Pitcairn, Brodie & Co.
Year: 1833
Subjects: Say, Thomas,; Sturm, Jakob,; Pitcairn, Brodie & Co.; Natural history; Hamburg (Germany)
Abstract: Correspondence from Hamburg, Germany, agents Pitcairn, Brodie & Co. to American entomologist and conchologist Thomas Say (1787-1834), dated November 28, 1833, enclosed with a bill of lading for a box of specimens of "Natural Products" sent on the ship Friedrich Wilhelm III. According to the company, the box was forwarded by Leonhard Kolb of Nürnberg, who received it from scientific illustrator Jakob Sturm (1771-1848).