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Hans Finger - papers concerning Ludwig Leichhardt, 1831

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Title
Hans Finger - papers concerning Ludwig Leichhardt, 1831
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Explorers
Germany--History
German language--Writing
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Finger, Hans
Keywords
Education
Certificates
Person
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
1831
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6mbb0Y
Series number
MLMSS 6319
Item number
nX6mbb0Y
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Germany
Place
Cottbus
Language
German
English
Description from source
1 folder - 0.02 Meters, transcribed 1997

A translation into modern German by Hans Finger of Ludwig Leichhardt's certificate, issued to him by the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium, Cottbus, 1831. A translation into English of the first few sentences of this document is contained in Colin Roderick's book Leichhardt: the dauntless explorer.
Physical format
Certificates
Typescripts