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Correspondence and Papers. 1856-1867

Correspondence relating to the South Kensington Estate, later known as ‘Albertopolis’

      SIR LYON PLAYFAIR, 1ST BARON PLAYFAIR OF ST ANDREWS (1818-98)

      14 Jan 1857. Dr. Lyon Playfair to Edgar Bowring

      14 Jan 1857

      Loose manuscript papers | 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/B/1857/1

      (1-1i) Dr. Lyon Playfair to Edgar Bowring, enclosing a list of Public Institutions to which sets of specimens of Mineral Produce might be sent.

      • Creator(s)

        Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews (1818-98) (writer)

        Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911) (addressee)

      • 2 documents (6 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Department of Science and Art, South Kensington, London
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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