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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Austen Henry Layard |
| Date | 27 Apr 1848 - 27 Nov 1853 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Layard, Austen Henry |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters addressed to John Murray III and arranged chronologically. Touch primarily on Layard's written works, and includes a list of errata "in case of a second edition", discussion of a "preface or introduction" and comments on "the Sultan's copy of the folio" and illustrative plates. Layard also touches on his journeys, antiquities and the British Museum. Also includes a proof illustration of an Armenian farmer for Layard's “Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon". |
| Folio Information |
1848: folios 1-18; 1849: folios 19-41; 1850: folios 42-49; 1851: folios 50-67; 1852: folios 68-107; 1853: folios 108-141. Includes letter of James Fergusson to John Murray III: folios 20A-20B; Folio 84 is a proof illustration of an Armenian plough and ploughmen. The illustration was used under the caption, “Armenian Plough, near Akhlat”, in Layard’s “Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon”, page 22. |
| Keywords | royalty history travel and exploration editing authors illustration |
| People | Guest, Lady Charlotte Murray, John III Layard, Austen Henry Austen, Mr |
| Places | Cheltenham; United Kingdom; Armenia; Gibraltar; Constantinople; Tarabya; Bosphorus; Nimrud; Nineveh; Iraq; Baghdad; Paris; France; Naples; Italy |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40677 |
| 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 |