Ref NoLDGSL/995/8
TitleSections of copper mines north of Orenburg, Russia
Date[1816-1820]
Date NoteStrangways in Russia
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript, watercolour sections of 'Mines of Copper on the Cargala 15 versts from the Carmala', in the province of Orenberg, Russia, [1816-1820]. Some captions in Russian, but mostly in English in Greenough's hand and probably that of William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways. Sectioned on linen.
Administrative HistoryStrangways, 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
Copper mining
Previous referenceLDGSL 995/8
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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