[BONAPARTE (Roland)]. - Lot 33

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[BONAPARTE (Roland)]. - Lot 33
[BONAPARTE (Roland)]. L.A.S. addressed to M. de Morgan Paris, Wednesday, November 8, 1911 Letter on mourning paper, with the RB cipher of Roland Bonaparte, two-sheet, 2 pp. Dimensions: 132 x 206 mm Interesting letter from Roland Bonaparte concerning "ferns" sent by M. de Morgan: "I received your kind letter and the collection of ferns you sent me...". Roland Bonaparte was initially interested in anthropology and geography, but then turned to botany, with the aim of compiling a general herbarium of exotic and medicinal plants. He created a herbarium of over 3,500,000 plant specimens from all over the world, and had a private mansion built on Avenue de Iéna in Paris to house his collection. On his death in 1924, his daughter Marie, Princess of Greece, bequeathed 500,000 fern specimens to the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and 3,000,000 specimens to the University of Lyon. SALE AND COLLECTION AT DROUOT BAGNOLET 36 rue Louis David 93170 Bagnolet Collection Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm / 2pm - 5:30pm
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