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Letter, from Henry T. De La Beche to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geological Survey Office

Reference number: HS/6/134

Date: 4 December 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returning the proofs of his article for the Admiralty Manual. 25 copies will be enough for him.

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HS/6/134
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4 December 1848
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Thomas de la Beche

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Henry Thomas de la Beche, Letter, from Henry T. De La Beche to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geological Survey Office, 4 December 1848, HS/6/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_134/letter-from-henry-t-de-la-beche-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-geological-survey-office, accessed on 11 December 2024

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