Carlo ALLIONI (1728–1804), a Piedmontese physician and botan - Lot 182

Carlo ALLIONI (1728–1804), a Piedmontese physician and botanist. 3 letters written by him, Turin 1749–1751, to Jean-Étienne Guettard in Paris; 9 pages, in-4 format, bearing an address with a fragment of a red wax seal bearing a coat of arms; in French. Interesting correspondence on botany. December 27, 1749. At the request of Mr. Seguier, he sends him a package of seeds, including “some seeds from the plants I gathered at Monsenis,” and offers a “collection of dried alpine plants gathered during my travels,” of which he provides a lengthy list… – February 27, 1750. Praise for Guettard’s work (Observations on Plants), which compiles “in two volumes the flora of such a vast country,” and offers him new dried herbs and seeds, which he lists. – January 27, 1751. He thanks Guettard for his shipments of dried herbs and seeds… “The area around Turin yields petrifications in abundance. One finds several different species of seashells, either calcined or petrified. I recently found the ostreum mentioned by Monti […], the pinna marina, sea glands, and glossopetræ are plentiful there, as are several species of concha venerea; I would be truly delighted to send some to you”… Enclosed is a letter, Turin, 24 Messidor IX (July 13, 1801), recommending his student, Dr. Lavy.