Ref NoLDGSL/995
TitleMaps and sections of Russia in Asia [around Orenburg province]
Date[1809]
[1816-1820]
Date Note1809 watermark, dates of Strangways in Russia
LevelFile
Extent8 ms sheets in case
FormatMap/section
DescriptionMaps and sections of Russia in Asia, generally around the Orenburg province, Russia, acquired or copied for George Bellas Greenough by William Thomas Horner Fox STRANGWAYS, from the 'collection' of Benedikt Franz Johann von HERMANN, [1816-1820].
Administrative HistoryStrangways was a diplomat, posted to St Petersburg between December 1816-June 1820. The 'collections', may refer to Hermann's series of publications on mineralogy, the management of mines and steel manufacture, notably 'Versuch einer mineralogischen Beschreibung des Uralischen Erzgebirges' (1789) [?Mineralogical description of the ore of the Ural Mountains] and 'Naturgeschichte des Kupfers' (1790) [Natural history of copper].
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialThe items may relate to LDGSL/1008/148.
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
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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