Portfolio of engineering drawings and engravings relating to Richard Lovell Edgeworth's work in Lyons
A portfolio of engineering drawings and engravings relating to Richard Lovell Edgeworth's work in Lyons, 1771-1773, described by him in Memoirs, vol. 1. An engraving of a corn mill is signed J.J. [Jean-Joseph] Bidauld, 1772, and the portfolio also includes designs for a barometer, a clock and a pulley, together with a copy of Christina Colvin's 1999 descriptive notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1771-1773
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. a. 2039].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. a. 2039
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11851
Abstract
A portfolio of engineering drawings and engravings relating to Richard Lovell Edgeworth's work in Lyons, 1771-1773.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744 –1817) was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Christina Colvin, 1999.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- A portfolio of engineering drawings and engravings relating to Richard Lovell Edgeworth's work in Lyons
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman; EAD version by Harriet Costelloe
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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