| Description | Headed 'A list of the Royal Society', with the Royal Patron appearing as: 'His Sacred Majesty King George II. Patron', together with 'His Royal Highness the Prince'. Consisting of an alphabetical record of all Fellows, in columns, with members of the aristocracy in upper case. The left hand column contains 'The Present Council', headed by the President, Sir Hans Sloane. The right hand column contains a list of 'Persons of Other Nations' [Foreign Members], and brief notes on their locations. With notes on the continuation of Council until St Andrew's Day 1731 and the election of ten new Council Members on 30 November 1731 to serve in the ensuing year.
Inscribed verso: 'Presented by the British Museum, Jan 21, 1891', and another, similar provenance note. |