Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order.Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray [III] dated:1838: folios 1-2;1839: folios 3-9;1847: folios 10-12;1848: folios 13-18;1849: folios 19-22;1850: folios 23-26;1851: folios 27-34;1853: folios 35-38;1854: folios 39-46;1856: folios 47-50;1857: folios 51-52;1859: folios 53-54;...

Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order. Possible dates for the undated letters and notes have been given in square brackets and used to organise those letters at the end of the sequence.Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray [III], John Murray [IV] and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray of:1884: folios 1-2;1885: folios 3-4;1886: folios 5-8;1887: folios 9-12;1889: folios 13-17;1891: folios...

Scope and Contents The letters here evidence the relationship between the archaeologist Austen Henry Layard and the publishing house of John Murray that lasted for over half a century. During that time, John Murray published works written by Layard about his excavations and other work.The letters demonstrate the close nature of this relationship and give insight into his involvement with the publication process. Topics covered in the correspondence include news of the excavations undertaken by...

Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, with letters to Benjamin Austen placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-14;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1849: folios 15-32;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1853: folios 33-34;Letters and envelopes of John Murray [III] to Benjamin...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Whitwell Elwin and the publishing house of John Murray had a close connection over the second half of the 19th century. Not only was Elwin a Murray author, he was also the editor of the 'Quarterly Review' for seven years. A large and thorough correspondence has survived, detailing their relationship and many issues concerning Elwin, Murray and the 'Quarterly Review'. The letters here are mostly of Elwin to John Murray [III], although there are some other letters of, to or concerning Elwin...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Whitwell Elwin and the publishing house of John Murray had a close connection over the second half of the 19th century. Not only was Elwin a Murray author, he was also the editor of the 'Quarterly Review' for seven years. A large and thorough correspondence has survived, detailing their relationship and many issues concerning Elwin, Murray and the 'Quarterly Review'. The letters here are mostly of Elwin to John Murray [III], although there are some other letters of, to or concerning Elwin...

Scope and Contents Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray III with supplied years.The letters are arranged by the supplied year, and alphabetically by the place where they were written. Where several letters have been written from the same place, and where each letter has a day on which it was written, the letters are further arranged by day. Letters that have no place of writing are placed at the end of the relevant yearly sequence. No further attempt has been made to arrange the...

Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname or business name.Letter of Josiah Forshall to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-2;Letter probably of Maria Antoinetta Gordon (signed Mary Aboyne) to Austen Henry Layard, ?1848: folios 3-4;Letter of Wilhelm Heinrich Ludwig Gruner to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 5-6;Letters of Edward Hawkins to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 7-10;Letter of Sir John...

Scope and Contents All of the letters are to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.1848: folios 1-18;1849: folios 19-41; (1)1850: folios 42-49;1851: folios 50-67;1852: folios 68-107; (2)1853: folios 108-141.(1) Includes letter of James Fergusson to John Murray III: folios 20A-20B;(2) Folio 84 is a proof illustration of an Armenian plough and ploughmen. The illustration was used under the...

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All of the letters are to John Murray III. Included are letters written from Sebastopol during the Crimean War, and from India at the time of the Indian Mutiny.

The letters are arranged chronologically.

1854: folios 1-37;

1855: folios 38-61;

1856: folios 62-79;

1857: folios 80-97;

1858: folios 98-103;

1859: folios 104-122.

Scope and Contents All of the letters are to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.1861: folios 1-2;1862: folios 3-12;1863: folios 13-26;1864: folio 27;1865: folios 28-30;1866: folios 31-40;1867: folios 41-48;1868: folios 49-56;(1)1869: folios 57-58;1870: folios 59-70;1871: folios 71-76;1872: folios 77-92;1873: folios 93-104;1874:...

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All of the letters are to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.

1880: folios 1-6;

1882: folios 7-8;

1883: folios 9-20;

1884: folios 21-41;

1885: folios 42-56;

1886: folios 57-67;

1887: folios 68-77;

1888: folios 78-89;

1889: folios 90-95;

1890: folios 96-109;

1891: folios 110-126.

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Griffith, Samuel Young.Letter, 1861, of Samuel Young Griffith to John Murray III. Folio 1.Griffith, William.Letters, 1870 and 1891, of William Griffith to John Murray III. Folios 2-7.Griffiths, Arthur Bower.Letters, 1909, of Arthur Bower Griffiths to John Murray IV. Folios 8-9.Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick....

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Guillemard, John Lewis. Letter, 1829, of John Lewis Guillemard to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Guinness, Richard Seymour.Letter, 1906, of Richard Seymour Guinness to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Guinness, Robert.Letters, 1894, of Robert Guinness to John Murray IV. Folios 4-7.Guise, Laura Lilian.Letter, 1913, of Laura Lilian...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1849-1889, of Henry Rawlinson to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “England and Russia in the East”, articles for the “Quarterly Review” and pamphlets, with references to his contribution to his brother George’s work “Herodotus: a new English version”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1849-1851: folios 1-8;1856-1859: folios 9-31;1861: folios 32-37;1864-1867:...

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"Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon" was a work written by Austen Henry Layard and published by John Murray. It would appear to have been intended to be published in two volumes, but was eventually published in one volume in 1853.

In this series there are both manuscripts and proofs of the work, showing the progression through the publication process.

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Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.

The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.

Scope and Contents The copies in this folder are all of letters from Austen Henry Layard to Elizabeth Eastlake. Some of these copies have been written on paper that is watermarked as "1886" and "1890". The copies have been arranged by the date of the original letter.Copy of a letter dated 1886: folios 1-2;Copies of letters dated 1889: folios 3-14;Copies of letters dated 1890: folios 15-39;Copies of letters dated 1891: folios 40-45;Copies of letters...

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The manuscript is mostly in the hand of Austen Henry Layard, but would appear to include passages in the hand of a copyist. The manuscripts show additions and deletions, and includes proof illustrations. The first manuscript appears to be an earlier version.

The contents that was originally placed in Ms.42356 was subsumed in to Ms.42355. The reference Ms.42356 is therefore no longer in use.

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The manuscript here is mostly in the hand of Austen Henry Layard is for his work 'Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon', which was published in 1853.

The manuscript has been heavily edited with additions and deletions throughout. The manuscript begins at the start of Chapter I and finishes near the end of Chapter XVI in the published work.

Scope and Contents The manuscript relates to the work 'Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published in 1853. It is in the hand of a copyist, with annotations in the hand of Austen Henry Layard.The manuscript has been edited with additions and deletions throughout. The manuscript covers the majority of the published work, including the preface, parts of the index, and a musical score entitled 'Chaunt of the Yezidi Priests', which appeared as Appendix...

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This is manuscript by Austen Henry Layard relating to the history of the Nestorians. The manuscript contains a map of Lake Ooroomiah and the text has many edits, additions and deletions. In addition, there is a manuscript note relating to the works of Justin Perkins and Asahel Grant.

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The manuscripts, proofs and typescripts in this series all relate to the written works of Layard about his experiences and work within the Ottoman Empire. This includes some of his most well known publications, including 'Nineveh and its Remains', which was first published by John Murray in 1849.

Scope and Contents These transcriptions were taken from two artifacts found during the excavations undertaken by Austen Henry Layard - a winged bull and a slab. For a brief description of the winged bulls at the centre of the mound see “Nineveh and its Remains”, volume 1, page 47. For “Plan 2” mentioned in the annotation on transcription of the text on the slab see “Nineveh and its Remains”, volume 1, facing page 34.There are annotations by Layard at the head of the transcriptions. Writing in...

Scope and Contents After Austen Henry Layard excavated the remains of Assyrian palaces between 1845 and 1847, there was great public appetite for more information about the newly unearthed artefacts, particularly because many believed that these discoveries confirmed history as described in the Bible.Layard wrote a lavishly illustrated work, 'Nineveh and its remains', which was published by John Murray in 1849. Despite its title, the discoveries in this work mostly relate to the city of Nimrud -...