Four 'humanoid' figures from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' mb-code 1238622 In a Letter from Mr

In a Letter from Mr

A woman is standing at the doorway with Sir William Curtis and Alderman Matthew Wood

View showing the Church of St Mary le Strand to the left and the Eagle Tavern to the right

One man carries a basket

14th June 1983

Four 'humanoid' figures from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' mb-code 1238622 In a Letter from MrFour 'humanoid' figures: (L R) Troglodyta Bontu, Lucifer Aldrovandi, Satyrus Tulpii and Pygmaeus Edwardi from thesis CV 'Anthropomorpha' by Christianus Emmanuel Hoppius, 1760, published in volume 6 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1763). Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749 1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1 7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8 10). It consisted of theses presented and