Transcript copies of letters written and received by Sir Charles Cornwallis during his embassy in Spain
Single Item
MS. Eng. hist. c. 208
Transcript on paper watermarked 1809, of BL, Cotton MS. Vespasian C. IX, fols. 332-688, copies of letters written and received by Sir Charles Cornwallis during his embassy in Spain, 1606-7.
Dates
- 1606-1607
Extent
801 pages
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 208, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. c. 208
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10951
Overview
Transcripts copies of letters written and received by Sir Charles Cornwallis during his embassy in Spain, 1606-1607.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Charles Cornwallis, 1555-1629, was an English courtier and diplomat.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by John Booth, bookseller and stationer, Duke St., London (inscription, p. iii); Phillipps MS. 25159; Sotheby's, 6 June 1898, lot 264; Sotheby's, 14 Feb. 1927 (W. A. Lindsay sale), lot 224.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Maggs, cat. 505 part ii (1928), 2244.
Physical Facet
half calf, marbled boards
- Title
- Transcript copies of letters written and received by Sir Charles Cornwallis during his embassy in Spain, 1606-1607
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk