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Reference numberHS/6/453
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Drummond to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ordnance Map Office
CreatorDrummond; Thomas (1797-1840); Scottish civil engineer; British Army officer; public official
Date8 March 1830
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's drawing of the lake [?] measuring operation.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originOrdnance Survey Office, Tower of London
Origin coordinates51.508056, -0.076111
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7272
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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