Our museums, research centers, and the National Zoo are open today, and will remain open through Saturday, October 11. If the government shutdown continues past October 11, the Smithsonian will then close to the public.
Cite this: Anderson, James. 1788. Letters to Sir Joseph Banks baronet, president of the Royal Society : on the subject of cochineal insects, discovered at Madras with a copper plate engraving annexed, of the different insects mentioned in the letters, fr.., Madras : Printed by Charles Ford.
Supplied Caption: Annotated title page from Letters to Sir Joseph Banks baronet, president of the Royal Society. Owned by James Smithson.
