John Covel - William Sherard - 1721-10-20

From Fina Wiki


John Covel

John Covel - William Sherard - 1721-10-20
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15894
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 255/563
AuthorAuthor of the document. John Covel
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . October 20, 1721
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Edmund Chishull, Nicola Francesco Haym, Robert Harley
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 590, 9771
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Sigeum , Greek , Engraving , Catalogue
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
Map
You can move or zoom the map to explore other correspondence!
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I count myself very highly obliged to you and Reverend Mr Chishull for your noble and surprising book of ye Sigean Inscription. I shall soon publish a book about the Greek Synaxii, whereof I shall send a Copy to you and one to him, if they may be acceptable. I am glad to hear that Sigr Haym will grave all rare Coins, Gratis. I have promised my Lord Harley the Refusall of all my Coines, and other valuable Rarityes. He hath a Catalogue of all now in his hands; and I hope he will ere long return it to me; sigre Haym shal peruse it; and what he counts worthy to be engraved shall certainly be conveighed to him by your hand from my Ld Harley or from myself. Wth all due Repect to you and good Mr Chishull.' (Royal Society, MS 255/563; Burnett 2020b, pp. 590 n. 173, 977)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.