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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland |
| Date | 7 Jan 1850 - 22 Dec 1859 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Pentland, Joseph |
| Theme | Travel and the World; Politics, Society and Religion |
| Description | Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy, with some mention of his work on "Physical Geography" by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life, travels and acquaintances in Italy, France and Britain. |
| Folio Information |
1850: folios 1-9; 1851: folios 10-20; 1852: folios 21-38*; 1853: folios 39-61**; 1854: folios 62-89; 1855: folios 90-93; 1856: folios 94-101; 1857: folios 102-113; 1858: folios 114-122; 1859: folios 123-149. * Includes letter, 20 July 1852, from Octavian Blewitt to Joseph Pentland: folios 21-22; and letter, 24 July 1852, from George Guillaume to Mary Powys: folio 25. ** Includes letter, 10 January 1853, from Joseph Pentland to Octavian Blewitt: folios 39-40. |
| Keywords | politics travel and exploration friendship authors geography travel writing women women writers |
| People | Blewitt, Octavian Pentland, Joseph Guillaume, George Powys, Mary Somerville, Mary Murray, John III |
| Places | Paris; France; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; Florence; Italy |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40942 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |