Identificatie
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Titel
Datum(s)
- 1784–1870 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 volume (39 x 29 cm), containing 35 leaves, 7 documents (ff. 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 27), and 4 loose cuttings. Most of the other leaves have prints, cuttings, letters, etc., pasted to them. Half-bound.
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
This collection was probably assembled by Lord Houghton (cf. f. 30r). Binder's stamp of J. Leighton, Brewer St. The armorial bookplate of Robert, Earl of Crewe, is pasted inside the volume and his heraldic ‘garb’ is stamped on the front cover. Some of… read more
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
On the spine is stamped 'Aeronautica'.
Ordeningstelsel
The contents are foliated 1–42.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
- Frans
Verwante materialen
Related units of description
Compare the rather larger collection of William Upcott, now in the Smithsonian Institute in the United States, which contains some of the same prints and cuttings.
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
In the descriptions of the contents of this volume Monck Mason's Aeronautica (1838) is referred to by a short title. The full title is Aeronautica, or Sketches illustrative of the Theory and Practice of Aerostation, comprising an enlarged account of the… read more