Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey
Reference number: HS/17/311
Date: 18 April 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel samples of his calotypes. Off to Germany on a photographic expedition.
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- HS/17/311
- Earliest possible date
- 18 April 1842
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey, 18 April 1842, HS/17/311, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_311/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lacock-abbey, accessed on 09 February 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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