Johann Georg von Hahn to George Finlay, 18 Aug 1865

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/131
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 13 x 21 cm
Dates 18 August 1865
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Johann Georg von Hahn to George Finlay. Syra, 18 August 1865. H's work; his Albanian journey now finished (in German).
Notes Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the newer Gregorian calendar. For most of the nineteenth century, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. British correspondents in the Finlay Collection tend to use the newer calendar. Letters with two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April / 6 May 1828, refer to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.