RefNo | HS/26/49 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum |
Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
Date | 15 May 1854 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to sign an affidavit that William Henry Fox Talbot is the inventor of the calotype or talbotype as some are trying to break William Henry Fox Talbot's patent hold. |
Language | English |
Extent | 5pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.506944, -0.132778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1221
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |