The wonderful and scientific museum; . or, magazine of remarkable characters; including all the curiosites of nature and art, from the remotest period to the present time, drawn from every authentic source. Illustrated with elegant engravings, from the most singular and valuable collection of prints and drawings extant. ...
R. S. Kirby
Category
Books
Date
1803 - 1820
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3139724.4
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.4., plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Former shelfmark: S.i.4. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: "Sir John Harpur Crewe. Bart." [i.e. Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century maroon cloth, with marbled paper on boards; gilt tooled and gilt lettered on spine.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
R. S. Kirby