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Add MS 60272

Record Id:

032-001998841

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001998841

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 60272

Title:

JEAN THOMAS: treatise on his invention of locks for canals and harbours, with coloured diagrams; early 18th cent. French. Fair copy. Added (f. 1) is a note in Thomas's hand presenting the treatise to Edward Southwell (1671-1730). Supplements Add. 9708, 9709, 9748, 9749, 11759, 19670, 21122, 21123, 21131, 21494, 21495, 34329-34346, 34349, 34350, 34358, 47038, 58219, 58220, 60581-60583, Egerton 1627-1633. A letter of Thomas to Southwell in 1716 (Add. 38713, f. 87) relates to the building of canals in Ireland. Purchased in 1836 together with other papers of the Southwell family from the London dealer Thorpe (his catalogue, item 1277) by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. (Phillipps MS. 8698). Acquired by the Patent Office Library, Sept. 1913 (Ac. No. 48827). Transferred from the Science Reference Library, June 1978.

Paper; ff. iv+10. 370 x 260mm.

Scope & Content:

Canals: Captain Jean Thomas, military engineer: Treatise on locks for canals and harbours by Capt. Jean Thomas: early 18th cent.: Fr.: Fair copy.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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032-001998841

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Hierarchy:

032-001998841

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1740

Date Range:

Early 18th century

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Custodial History:

London; Secular Institutions. Libraries and Museums. Science Reference Library: Owned, until 1978.

patent Office Library: Owned, in 1913.

Edward Southwell, 1671-1730; Secretary of State for Ireland: Received, early 18th cent.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Patent Office Library
Science Reference Library, London
Southwell, Edward, Sec of State for Ireland, 1671-1730
Thomas, Jean, Captain military engineer