To Gerhard Rohlfs 8 June 1871
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
June 8. 1871
Dear Sir
I thank you very sincerely for yr kind letter, & for your notes, which shall be duly considered whenever I have to prepare a corrected edition of my last book—1
The judgment of a man who like you, has made one of the most wonderful expeditions on record, certainly deserves the fullest consideration.2
With respect to the colour of desert animals I trusted to Mr Tristram, who I believe visited the borders of, if he did not penetrate into the Sahara.3
With great respect I beg leave to remain | dear Sir | yours faithfully & obliged | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
Summary
Thanks GR, who made one of the most wonderful expeditions on record, for some notes which he will consider if he ever has to prepare a new edition [of Descent].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7810
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Gerhard Friedrich (Gerhard) Rohlfs
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Universitätsbibliothek Basel, Handschriften (Allgemeine Autographensammlung, D)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7810,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
