William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1702-02-25

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William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1702-02-25
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16256
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Ashmole 1816, ff.523-4
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Nicolson
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Edward Lhuyd
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . February 25, 1702
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. London 51° 30' 26.80" N, 0° 7' 39.96" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. William Wotton, William Stonestreet
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 834 n. 1151
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection , Correspondence
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  http://tinyurl.com/y7vxget2
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I have been (with Mr Wotton) to see Mr Stonestreet; who is, every way, a most excellent and admirable person. He is truely Master of such a Collection of Natural Curiosities as I had never seen before: Nor do I expect to see the like again. I am extremely well pleas’d, for both your sakes, that there’s a Correspondence begun betwixt you; which I heartily wish long to continue, for the benefit of the public as well as the private happiness and comfort which it will assuredly bring to your selves. He is likewise nicely skill’d in Antiquities of all kinds; and especially in Medals and Coins, of which he has a good stock.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1816, ff.523-4; Burnett 2020b, p. 834 n. 115)

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.