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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.

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HS/10/275
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26 October 1858
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Henry James

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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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