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Bagford shares details of his 'second voyage to Holland', describing a trip to Haarlem and sharing observations on the statue and house of Laurens Janszoon Coster. See CLP/16/37 for additional observations on the history of printing by Bagford.

Subject: Printing / History

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An essay on the invention of printing, by Mr. John Bagford; with an account of his collections for the same, by Mr. Humfrey Wanley, F. R. S. Communicated in two letters to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr'

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CLP/16/38
Earliest possible date
1703
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, regarding the history of printing by John Bagford, 1703, CLP/16/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_16_38/paper-regarding-the-history-of-printing-by-john-bagford, accessed on 21 January 2025

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