Letter, from Henry James to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ordnance Map Office
Reference number: HS/10/275
Date: 26 October 1858
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a list of the principal mountains in the United Kingdom and their altitudes. Has just returned from a tour in Ireland and Scotland; otherwise he would have replied earlier.
- Reference number
- HS/10/275
- Earliest possible date
- 26 October 1858
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry James, Letter, from Henry James to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ordnance Map Office, 26 October 1858, HS/10/275, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_275/letter-from-henry-james-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ordnance-map-office, accessed on 19 May 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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Henry James
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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