Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman, Ichinosawa, Shinshū, Japan to Mr. Lesley

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Title:
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman, Ichinosawa, Shinshū, Japan to Mr. Lesley
Description:
Lyman writes to thank Mr. Lesley for sending a packet of geographical survey reports, and criticizes the practice of antedating in published works. The faults and work practices of Mr. Munroe, Lyman's coworker and an acquaintance of Mr. Lesley's, are discussed in detail. Lyman provides descriptions of a number of maps produced in his work, including one full color print that he says is the "first case of such lithographing in Japan," and describes the extent of the coal located during his surveys for the Kaitakushi. He informs Mr. Lesley of the formation of a local organization: "The Society for the Pursuit of Geology," and requests the donation of Survey reports or other relevant materials to enrich the new Society's library. Lyman mentions a recent fall, and the symptoms of the resultant back injury.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903
Date:
June 21, 1876
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Learned institutions and societies
Coalfields--Japan
Geological surveys--Maps
Munroe, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1850-1933
Places:
Japan
Extent:
5 p.
Link to Item:
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Place of origin:
Nagano-ken (Japan)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b014-i065