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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1807-1833

Reference number: PT/73

Date: 1807-1833

Description

Plates by various artists intended for publication in volumes 97, 99, 102-103, 106-107, 109-110, 112-113, and 115-123 of Philosophical Transactions, removed from their associated texts.

Reference number
PT/73
Earliest possible date
1807-1833
Physical description
Unbound plates housed loose in folders
Page extent
Three boxes containing 344 illustrations
Format
Manuscript

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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1807-1833, 1807-1833, PT/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_73/illustrations-produced-for-the-philosophical-transactions-of-the-royal-society-1807-1833, accessed on 17 April 2025

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    Dates: 1802 - 1865

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