Autograph copy of ‘Extrait D’une Lettre à M. de la Condamine, Astronome Partant Pour L’Amérique’, dating to c.1735
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CMV36467
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Papiers Cideville C38bis (fol.120v-121r)
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Autograph copy of ‘Extrait D’une Lettre à M. de la Condamine, Astronome Partant Pour L’Amérique’, dating to c.1735
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Brief Summary:
Autograph copy of ‘Extrait D’une Lettre à M. de la Condamine, Astronome Partant Pour L’Amérique’, a poem attributed to Voltaire dating to c.1735
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire exchanged several letters with Charles-Marie de La Condamine and it is likely that this poem, along with several others, was sent in lieu of one such letter. The MS is in the hand of Voltaire and now resides in the papers of Cideville.
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2 ff.
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c.1735
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OCV Reference:
vol.146, p.580-581
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.146, p.580