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Lithographed work, 'A windfall for the microscope' by Mary Ward (1856), in which is inserted a letter from the author to Sir David Brewster.

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Identifier: MS.9940

Scope and Contents

Some of the drawings have been touched up with water-colours.

Dates

  • Creation: 1856.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

5 Leaves ; Duodecimo.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

2 folios + 6 pages.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1971, by Miss Isobel F Robb, St Boswells.

Bibliography

For further information about this work see D G Harry, “The Hon. Mrs Ward and ‘A windfall for the microscope’ of 1856 and 1864”, in ‘Annals of science’, volume xli (1984), page 471.
Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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