Ralph Thoresby - William Smith - 1722-05-30

From Fina Wiki


Ralph Thoresby, Leeds

Ralph Thoresby - William Smith - 1722-05-30
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16577
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Ralph Thoresby
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Smith
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . May 30, 1722
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Leeds 53° 47' 50.71" N, 1° 32' 37.66" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Hans Sloane, William Nicolson
LiteratureReference to literature. Smith 1729, p. 781, Burnett 2020b, p. 11292
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
Map
Loading map...
You can move or zoom the map to explore other correspondence!
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I shall write to Sir Hans Sloane, who has a most noble Collection; which I recommended to the View of Bishop Nicolson, who in return writes, he was surprized with it; And that it exceeded those of most of the Foreign Princes in Germany, tho’ so much celebrated by Travellers.' (Smith 1729, p. 78; Burnett 2020b, p. 1129)

References

  1. ^  Smith, William (1729) Literae de Re Nummaria; in Opposition to The Common Opinion that the Denarii Romani were never larger than Seven an Ounce: with some Remarks on Dr Arbuthnot’s Book, and Tables. And some other Miscellanies relating to the same subject, Newcastle.
  2. ^  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.