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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
995 - LDGSL/995 - Maps and sections of Russia in Asia [around Orenburg province]
Ref No
LDGSL/995/6
Title
'Section of a [gold] mine north of Orenburg'
Date
[1809-1820]
Date Note
1809 watermark, Strangways in Russia
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Map/section
Description
Manuscript, watercolour 'Section of a [gold] mine north of Orenburg by Captain Gramavilof', copied from Benedikt Franz Johann von Hermann's collection, [1809-1820]. The captions are in Russian with some English translations in Greenough's and William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways' hand. Sectioned on linen.
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Administrative History
Strangways, through whom Greenough acquired the section, was a diplomat who was posted to St Petersburg between December 1816-June 1820.
Provenance
Greenough bequest
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
English
Related Material
'Danielow's map referred to on the item is probably at: LDGSL/1008/148.
ArchNote
Description by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
HERMANN | Benedikt Franz Johann von | 1755-1815 | mining engineer and academician
Term
Mines
Previous reference
LDGSL 995/6
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/8
GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist
1778-1855
DS/UK/443
HERMANN; Benedikt Franz Johann von (1755-1815); mining engineer and academician
1755-1815
DS/UK/168
STRANGWAYS; William Thomas Horner Fox (1795-1865); 4th Earl of Ilchester; diplomat and politician
1795-1865
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA136
Orenburg
NA22
St Petersburg
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