| Reference number | AP/12/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding leather storm sails and tents from Jacob Lawrence to T [Thomas] Young |
| Date | 4 October 1826 |
| Description | Lawrence introduces his two inventions, a leather storm sail and a leather tent, which he proposes are an improvement on their canvas counterparts. He recounts shipwreck disasters caused by canvas sails, which he believes would have been avoided had his leather storm sails been used. He reports also that his leather tents are warmer and drier than canvas tents, envisioning their use by arctic discovery crews.
Subject: Industry
Written by Lawrence in Barnstaple, Devon [England] and addressed to Young at Somerset Place, London. Postmarked 6 October 1826. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |