Record

Reference numberMC/4/138
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Beat [Rudolf] de Lerber, Bern, Switzerland, to the Marquis of Northampton, President of the Royal Society
Date22 May 1846
DescriptionOffering lithographic prints of maps of the interior of Africa for the use of British and French authorities. He also references the political climate in Switzerland and drawing comparisons with historical events in England regarding Cromwell and the Stuart monarchy.

[This item is a translation of a letter MC/4/136.]
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/4/136
MC/4/148
MC/4/151
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA2272Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton1790 - 1851
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