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Drafts of the `Topographical Dictionary`, by George Chalmers: M-Z., 1794, or after-1797, or after.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.8.1.6

Scope and Contents

Included in the manuscript are:

an analysis of the origins of the place-names in the dictionary (folio 674);

notes on the origin and development of the letters of the alphabet (folio 688); and,

a letter, 1794, of Joseph Ritson to George Chalmers (folio 711).

Written on paper watermarked 1794-1797.

Dates

  • Creation: 1794, or after-1797, or after.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (i + 711 folios.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.134.

Related Materials

See Adv.MS.3.1.7, folio 1, for a comparison of the notes on the origin and development of the letters of the alphabet.

Repository Details

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