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Reference numberNLB/31/336
Alternative reference numberNLB/31 p189
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Lionel E G Carden, Endsleigh House, Cary Crescent, Torquay
Date11 August 1905
DescriptionIn answer to Carden's letter of 8 August, the Society has a portrait of Brook Taylor in its possession, which was painted by A Ramsay and presented to the Society by Sir W Young FRS, and also an engraving, after an original picture in the possession of Lady Young, presented in 1889 by Professor A G Greenhill FRS. In order to procure a photograph of the picture it would be necessary to obtain leave from the Council of the Society.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Related materialP/0129
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