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Subject: Archaeology/Antiquities

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a Roman altar, with inscription upon it, found in April last at York, and communicated to the Society of Antiquaries by Mr, Francis Drake, F. R. S. As also a breif explication of the inscription by John Ward, LL. D. Professor of Rhetoric in Gresham College, and V. P. R. S'

Read 1 February 1753

Reference number
L&P/2/406
Earliest possible date
09 November 1752
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
10 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Ward

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John Ward, Paper, 'Roman alter and inscription found at York April 1752' by John Ward, 09 November 1752, L&P/2/406, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_406/paper-roman-alter-and-inscription-found-at-york-april-1752-by-john-ward, accessed on 11 July 2025

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