Joseph Prestele and John Torrey correspondence, 1845-1858

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Related/Analytical: New York Botanical Garden Archives

Series: John Torrey papers, series 1, correspondence

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Prestele, Joseph, 1796-1867

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Correspondence from Joseph Prestele to John Torrey, dated 1845-1858. Includes 17 letters (1 in German) and 6 undated botanical plates. In his first letter, dated April 7, 1845, Prestele apologizes for his lack of English (the English text is accompanied by the original German letter in Prestele's hand) and asks Torrey's advice on how he should price his artwork. This is a recurring theme throughout the correspondence; Prestele's innate modesty seems to lead him to undercharge clients. A letter dated September 16, 1851, has a note in Torrey's hand: "I have told him that $5 is too little, & that $15 should be charged." The bulk of the correspondence is taken up with issues surrounding the work Prestele did for various expedition reports, particularly for the Pacific Railroad Surveys and Stansbury's Utah expedition. Obsolete and unresolved plant names mentioned include Abronia cycloptera, Eriogonum orthocladon, Linosyris pulchella, Obione lentiformis, Perityle suffruticosa, Pinus insignis, and Poterium annuum.

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Abronia micrantha , Ackerman, James, 1815 or 1816-1864 , Atriplex lentiformis , Beckwith, E. G. (Edward Griffin), 1818-1881 , Botanical specimens , Correspondence , Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887 , Engelmann, George, 1809-1884 , Eriogonum alatum , Eriogonum racemosum , Fritillaria pudica , G. & W. Endicott (Firm) , Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 , Heuchera rubescens , Hymenothrix wislizeni , Lorandersonia pulchella , Pinus radiata , Pinus sabiniana , Pinus torreyana , Pope, John, 1822-1892 , Prestele, Joseph, 1796-1867 , Seaman, A. G., active 1853-1857 , Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895 , Stansbury Expedition (1849-1850) , Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863 , Torrey, John, 1796-1873 , United States Pacific Railroad Expeditions and Sur , Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817?-1863

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John Torrey Papers

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English

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OCLC: 1044735447