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Subject: Archaeology

Read 15 March 1743

Reference number
L&P/1/267
Earliest possible date
09 April 1743
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of an antique gate and inscription at Tripoly' from W Barlow to the Royal Society, 09 April 1743, L&P/1/267, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_267/letter-of-an-antique-gate-and-inscription-at-tripoly-from-w-barlow-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 February 2026

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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