Ref NoLDGSL/995/5
TitleSections of copper mines near Orenburg and in Poland
Date[1816-1820]
Date NoteStrangways in Russia
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript, watercolour sections of copper mines, two near Orenburg and three in Poland, by unknown Russian author, copied from Benedikt Franz Johann von Hermann's collection, [1816-1820]. The captions are in Russian, with some translations probably by William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways. Sectioned on linen.
Administrative HistorySame artist as LDGSL/995/7. Strangways, through whom Greenough acquired the sections, was a diplomat who was posted to St Petersburg between December 1816-June 1820.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageRussian with some English translations
Related Material'Danielow's map referred to on the item is probably at: LDGSL/1008/148.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSTRANGWAYS | William Thomas Horner Fox | 1795-1865 | 4th Earl of Ilchester | diplomat and politician
HERMANN | Benedikt Franz Johann von | 1755-1815 | mining engineer and academician
TermMines
Previous referenceLDGSL 995/5
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/443HERMANN; Benedikt Franz Johann von (1755-1815); mining engineer and academician1755-1815
DS/UK/168STRANGWAYS; William Thomas Horner Fox (1795-1865); 4th Earl of Ilchester; diplomat and politician1795-1865
Places
CodePlaceName
NA136Orenburg
NA137Poland
NA22St Petersburg
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