| RefNo | L&P/3/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of books and writings exhumed from Herculanaeum' from a learned man at Naples to Gasparo Cerati |
| Date | 3 February 1755 |
| Description | Four pages in Italian, with four pages of English translation.
Subject: Archaeology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Copy of a letter from a learned Gentleman of Naples, dated February 25, 1755, concering the books and antient writtings dug out of the ruins of an edifice near the site of the old city of Herculaneum; to Monsignor Cerati, of Pisa, F. R. S. Sent to Mr. Baker, F. R. S. and by him communicated; with a translation by John Locke, Esq F. R. S'
Read 17 April 1755 |
| Language | Italian |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0024 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1115 | Cerati; Gasparo (1690 - 1769); clergyman and natural philosopher | 1690 - 1769 |