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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Joseph Pentland |
| Date | 1 Jan 1867 - 19 Jun 1869 |
| 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 and papers. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy and France, with some mention of his work on "Physical Geography" by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life and travels in Italy and France, and on his many acquaintances. |
| Folio Information |
1867: January-June: folios 1-56*; August-December: folios 57-67; undated: folio 68; 1868: January-June: folios 69-108; August-December: folios 109-127**; 1869: January-June: folios 128-167***; November-December: folios 168-173
* Includes copy of letter, 24 February 1867, of A. Ercole to Joseph Pentland: folios 16-17. ** Includes copy of letter, 31st July 1868, of Mary Somerville to Joseph Pentland: folios 113-114. *** Includes letter, undated, of John Topham, to Joseph Pentland: folios 148-149; also letter, 1868, of D. Pantaleoni to Joseph Pentland: folios 150-152. |
| Keywords | politics travel and exploration friendship authors geography family travel writing women women writers |
| People | Pentland, Joseph Murray, John III Somerville, Mary |
| Places | London; United Kingdom; Rome; Turin; 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.40944 |
| 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 |