Ref NoLDGSL/995/7
TitleSections of three copper mines north of Orenburg, Russia
Date[1809-1820]
Date Note1809 watermark, Strangways in Russia
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript, watercolour sections of the Sukhoboisk, Samilovsky and Froloosky copper mines, north of Orenburg, Russia, by unknown Russian author, copied from Benedikt Franz Johann von Hermann's collection, [1809-1820]. The captions, in English written over pencil notes in a Russian hand, are probably by William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways. Sectioned on linen.
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Administrative HistorySame artist as LDGSL/995/5. 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.
LanguageEnglish & Russian
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSTRANGWAYS | William Thomas Horner Fox | 4th Earl of Ilchester | 1795-1865 | diplomat and politician
HERMANN | Benedikt Franz Johann von | 1755-1815 | mining engineer and academician
TermMines
Previous referenceLDGSL 995/7
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
NA22St Petersburg
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