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<< Back Showing record Waller Ms alb-25:327
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Shelfmark:
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Waller Ms alb-25:327 |
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Type of object:
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picture |
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Publisher:
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Charles Knight, Pall Mall East, London |
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Dimensions:
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252 x 183mm |
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Extent:
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1 fol. |
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Material:
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paper |
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Type of element:
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portrait |
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Extent:
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1a |
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Language:
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English |
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Place:
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London |
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Date:
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18271833 |
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Comments to date:
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Charles Knight became the publisher of SDUK in July 1827, and moved his business to 22 Ludgate Street in 1833. |
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Short summary:
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Half-length portrait of Edmund Halley. Engraved by W. T. Fry. "From an original Picure ascribed to Dahl in the possession of the Royal Society." " Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." |
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Person:
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Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843 (London), Engraver, artist |
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Person:
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Dahl, Michael, 1659 (Stockholm)-1743 (London), Portrait painter, artist? |
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Person:
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Halley, Edmond, 1656 (Shoreditch)-1742 (Greenwich), Astronomer, portrayed |
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Person:
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Knight, Charles, 1791 (Windsor)-1873 (Addlestone), Author, Publisher, person referred to |
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Institutions, associations, works etc. referred to:
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Royal Society (Society)
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Institutions, associations, works etc. referred to:
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Society)
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