1. Egerton MS 3714-3720
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3714-3720
- Title:
- 'HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST HELENA', by William Forsyth, 1853: the printed work, grangerized in 1919 by the addition of letters (in English, French, German, Italian and Arabic), engraved portraits, views, maps, etc., relating to the captivity (1815-1821) and to persons and places mentioned in the narrative. The additional material was collected by Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson and his wife, Christian Alexandra (see their Introduction, Vol. I, f. 3). Some of it supplements the pap...
- Scope & Content:
- Island of Saint Helena: Views: 19th cent.: Mostly engr. Napoleon I of France: Grangerized copy of W. Forsyth's 'History' of his captivity: 19th-20th centt. Napoleon I of France: Portraits: 19th cent.: Mostly engr. and lithogr. William Forsyth, LLD; author: Grangerized copy of his 'History of ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic, English, French, German, and Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century-19th century
- Extent:
- 7 items