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		Creator		Siebold, Carl T. Th. E. von, (Carl Th. Ernst), 1804-1885.
		Title		Letter from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm to C.T. von Siebold, 1875
		Level of Description		Collection
		Date of Work		May 1875
		Type of Material		Textual Records
		Call Number		MLMSS 7686
		Physical Description		1 folder - 0.02 Textual Records - (manuscript)
		Administrative / Biographical Note		Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm (1847-1875) was a German zoologist and expedition naturalist who died on board the H.M.S. Challenger during the voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti after a short illness from erysipelas. He is remembered by several new species which were named by him (Willemoesia leptodactyla, Polycheles crucifera) and Suhm Island in Royal Sound which was first chartered on the voyage and named in his honour.
		Contents		This brief from Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm on board the HMS Challenger during its' world voyage, 1872-76 was written from Yokahama in May 1875 prior to his death. It is number IV of a series of six briefs that he sent to his friend and former teacher Theodore von Siebold. It describes the expedition's discoveries along the coastline of far-north Queensland and the Torres Strait detailing the ornithology, animal life and native vegetation of the region. Specific attention is given to the islands off the coast of Cape York (Booby, Raine, Albany) and Aru Island with insight into the lives of the indigenous people who assisted the expedition. The brief is accompanied by an English typescript translation since the original is written in a German script possibly `Kurrent'.
		Source		Acquired from Hordern House, 2006


		Language / Scripts		German
		Author/Artist		Willemoes-Suhm, Rudolf von, 1847-1875.
		Name		Challenger (Ship)
		Subject		Birds -- Queensland -- Torres Strait Islands. Birds -- Queensland, Northern. Challenger Expedition, (1872-1876) Marine animals. Naturalists -- Germany -- 19th century Oceanography. Plants -- Queensland -- Torres Strait Islands. Plants -- Queensland, Northern. Scientific expeditions. Torres Strait Islanders.
		Place		Cape York (Qld.) Torres Strait (Qld.)