Maiden to Howitt 31 May 1907

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Lincoln and Lake Eyre, showing
the habitat of certain tribes, but
he ignores the fact that I
published substantially the same
map in 1900, four years earlier (1)
In comparing the two maps and
the explanatory letter press
accompanying mine, we observe
a marvellous coincidence. We
do not often find such a
wondrous agreement in the
details of two independent
authors. My readers are invited
to compare the two maps
and come to their own conclusions.

1. Proc: Amer. Philos. Soc. Phila
xxxix plate vi

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It only remains to be added
that no author had defined
the habitat of the tribes in question
prior to the issue of my map
in question."

I am sorry to trouble
you with remarks like this,
but I am anxious to let the
Council see the kind of man
he is; his hand seems to be
against every man. I got
consideration of the paper
postponed + told the Council
you had been to Lake Eyre +
he hadn't. If you don't want
to write me don't. Yours sincerely
Mr Maiden