| RefNo | HS/23/259 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander K. Johnston, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Johnston; Alexander K. (1804–1871); geographer; cartographer |
| Date | 25 March 1859 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has just received the first part of Johnston's General Atlas for which accept his very best thanks. It is a beautiful work. Has been working at cartography himself and produced a projection of 97-100ths of the whole surface of the globe in one chart. Comments on this. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/10/449 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/10/449 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11112
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |