1. Add MS 72894-72895
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 72894-72895
- Title:
- PETTY PAPERS. VOLS. XLV, XLVI. Correspondence and papers concerning Petty's 'double bottom' boat experiments and shipping generally; 1661-1684, n.d. Copies, early 19th cent. (watermarks 1802, 1804), made by Henry Schultes for the 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne, who had an interest in ship-building and sailing (see Slatter, 'Report', I, p. 200), of originals once in Petty's archive. Shortly after the copies were made, they appear to have been sold, randomly divided into two groups, and are now Bod...
- Scope & Content:
- Ships and Shipping: Sir William Petty, political economist: Reports and correspondence rel. to Sir W. Petty's double-bottomed boat and other shipping matters: circa 1661-1685: Partly copies.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1661-1684
- Extent:
- 2 items