Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, 'Of sepulchral inscriptions and carved figures discovered at Bonn in 1755' from John Strange to James West

Reference number: L&P/5/113

Date: 10 July 1769

Description

Subject: Archaeology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of several sepulchral inscriptions and figures in bas-relief, discovered, in 1755, at Bonn in Lower Germany. In a letter to James West, Esquire, Pr. R. S. from John Strange, Esquire, F. R. S'

Read 9 November 1769

Reference number
L&P/5/113
Earliest possible date
10 July 1769
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Strange

View page for John Strange

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

John Strange, Letter, 'Of sepulchral inscriptions and carved figures discovered at Bonn in 1755' from John Strange to James West, 10 July 1769, L&P/5/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_113/letter-of-sepulchral-inscriptions-and-carved-figures-discovered-at-bonn-in-1755-from-john-strange-to-james-west, accessed on 22 April 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_113/letter-of-sepulchral-inscriptions-and-carved-figures-discovered-at-bonn-in-1755-from-john-strange-to-james-west

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/l-and-p_5_113/letter-of-sepulchral-inscriptions-and-carved-figures-discovered-at-bonn-in-1755-from-john-strange-to-james-west" title="Letter, 'Of sepulchral inscriptions and carved figures discovered at Bonn in 1755' from John Strange to James West" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Letters and Papers

    '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

    View collection