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Record Id:

032-002016878

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002016878

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Add MS 49978

Title:

LETTERS, ETC., TO SIR RICHARD OWEN, K.C.B., Superintendent of the natural history collections at the British Museum; 1856-1859, n.d. Supplements Add. MSS. 33348, 39954. Followed (ff. 27-30) by a letter of Col. Frederick Brine, R.E., 29 July 1864, enclosing:- (a) Plans and sections of Hakodate and Kamida forts under construction on the island of Yezo al. Hokkaido, Japan. Signed by

F. Brine; 22 Oct. 1863. Scale bar 2 in. to 400 ft. [1:2400]. North at top. Coloured inks and wash. An inset map on f. 31 shows the situation of both forts. 215 x 330mm., 280 x 330mm. ff. 31, 32;- (b) Drawings of natives of Yezo, etc., by C. Wingman; 1863. ff. 33-35;- (c) F. Brine, Return of all vessels presented and sold by foreigners to Japanese up to the 1st June, 1864, Yokohama and Hong Kong, 1864. Printed. ff. 36, 37. See also Illustrated London News, 27 Feb. 1864. Presented by Miss M. Lingard.

Paper; ff. 37. 1856-1864.

Scope & Content:

Sir Richard Owen, KCB; naturalist: Letters, etc., to,: 1856-1864.

includes:

f. 1 Thomas Wormald, FRCS; of St Bartholomew's Hospital: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1856.
ff. 1-3 Bartholomew Frere, Minister to Spain: Correspondence with Lord Wellesley: 1809-1810: Copies and abstracts.
f. 2 Peter Le Neve Foster, Secretary, Society of Arts: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1856.
f. 3 Thomas Rupert Jones, geologist: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1856.
f. 4 Trenham Reeks, Curator of the Government School of Mines: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1857.
ff. 5, 7 Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair: Letters to Sir R. Owen: 1857.
f. 6 Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet; physician: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1857.
f. 9 Martin Farquhar Tupper, author: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1857.
f. 11 George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1857.
f. 13 Frances Anna Maria Elliot, 2nd wife of John, 1st Earl Russell: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1857: Circ.
f. 15 Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; Prime Minister: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1858.
f. 16 Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, 10th Baronet: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1859.
f. 18 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1859.
f. 20 John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington; Speaker of the House of Commons: Letter to Sir R. Owen: bef. 1872.
f. 21 John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: bef. 1875.
f. 22 John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne; 9th Duke of Argyll: Letter to Sir R. Owen: bef. 1884.
f. 24 Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to Sir R. Owen: bef. 1875.
f. 25 John Russell, Viscount Amberley: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: bef. 1861.
f. 26 Sir James Emerson-Tennent, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir R. Owen: bef. [1867?].
f. 27 Colonel Frederick Brine, RE: Letter to Sir R. Owen: 1864.
f. 31, 32 Colonel Frederick Brine, RE: Plans of forts at and near Hakodate: 1863.
ff. 31, 32 Hakodate, Japan: Plans of forts at and near,: 1863.
ff. 31, 32 Maps and Plans: Forts at and near Hakodate, etc.,: 1863.
ff. 31, 32 Fortification: Plans of forts at and near Hakodate, etc.,: 1863.
ff. 33-35 Art. Illuminations and Drawings: English drawings of natives of Yezo Island, etc.,: 1863.
ff. 33-35 Island of Yezo al. Hokkaido: Drawings of natives, etc.,: 1863.
ff. 33-35 C. Wirgman, artist; of 'Illustrated London News': Drawings of natives of Yezo Island, etc.,: 1863.
ff. 36b-37 Colonel Frederick Brine, RE: `Return of all vessels presented and sold by foreigners to Japanese up to the 1st June, 1864': 1864.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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032-002016878

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1856

End Date:

1864

Date Range:

1856-1864

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Custodial History:

Miss M. Lingard, of Kingston-on-Thames: Presented, in 1958.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Brine, Frederick, Colonel RE
Campbell, George Douglas, 8th Duke of Argyll, statesman, 1823-1900
Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor-General of Canada, 1845-1914
Denison, John Evelyn, 1st Viscount Ossington, politician and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1800-1873
Egerton, Philip de Malpas, 10th Baronet, palaeontologist and politician, 1806-1881
Elliot, Frances Anna Maria, 2nd wife of John 1st Earl Russell
Foster, Peter Le Neve, barrister and secretary of the Society of Arts, 1809-1879
Frere, Bartholomew, Minister to Spain
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Gull, William Withey, 1st Baronet, physician, 1816-1890
Jones, Thomas Rupert, geologist
Lingard, M, Miss of Kingston-on-Thames
Lyell, Charles, 1st Baronet, geologist
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
Owen, Richard, KCB, naturalist
Playfair, Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair, politician and chemist, 1818-1898
Reeks, Trenham, Curator of the Government School of Mines
Russell, John, Viscount Amberley
Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey, 14th Earl of Derby, politician and prime minister, 1799-1869
Tennent, James Emerson, 1st Baronet, traveller and politician, 1804-1869
Tupper, Martin Farquhar, author
Wirgman, C, artist, of `Illustrated London News'
Wormald, Thomas, FRCS, of St Baronet holomew's Hospital

Places:

Hakodate, Japan
Yezo al. Hokkaido, Japan