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Name Niebuhr, Carsten, author, 1733-1815

1. Egerton MS 2385

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2385
Title:
ORIGINAL letters of eminent foreigners; 1774-1839:- 1. C[arsten] Niebuhr, the traveller, to [Lorenz Johann Daniel] Succow lor Suckow], pofessor at rena; Copenhagen, 25 July, 1774. Germ. f. 1. 2. Raffaelle Morghen, engraver, to Dr. Francesco Aglietti, at Venice; Florence, 17 Oct. 1801. Ital. f. 3. 3. [Friedrich von] Gentz to Madame [de Staël ?]; Teplitz [in Bohemia], 31 May, 1808. Fr. f. 4. 4. [François Pierre Guillaume] Guizot, "secrétaire général du Ministére de la Justice" to [Gilb...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 Lorenz Johann Daniel Succow, alias Suckow; Professor at Jena: Letter to, from C. Niebuhr: 1774.: Germ.f. 1 Carsten Niebuhr: Letter to L. J. D. Succow: 1774.: Germ.f. 3 Raffaello Morghen, Engraver: Letter to Dr. Aglietti: 1801.: Ital.f. 4 Friedrich von Gentz, Secretary to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1774-1839
Extent:
1 item

2. IOR/L/PS/20/E23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/E23
Title:
'DESCRIPTION OF ARABIA MADE FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE SPOT BY CARSTEN NIEBUHR.'
Scope & Content:
An official publication containing a translation of a text entitled ‘Description of Arabia made from Personal Observations and Information Collected on the Spot by Carsten Niebuhr’. The original text by Niebuhr, in German, was published in Amsterdam and Utrecht in 1774. This translation was ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1889
Extent:

1 volume (59 folios)