| RCS/RCMS 22 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 46 |
Colonization and expansion of the Empire |
| 48 |
Notes on transportation of convicts to the colonies |
| 49 |
Letter from Idress Alvord to A.P. Newton |
| 50 |
Portrait of George III |
| 51 |
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks |
| 52 |
Postcards of the South Seas and Madagascar |
| 53 |
Postcards of Africa and Asia |
| 54 |
Postcard of Queen Victoria |
| 55 |
Second thoughts on aid |
| 56 |
'Europa' Commonwealth programme |
| 57 |
British Empire posters |
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Commonwealth miscellanea
| Title |
Letter from George Angas to S.W. Silver |
| Reference |
RCMS 22/41
(former reference: MSS 11) |
| Creator |
Angas, George French, 1822-1886, artist |
| Covering Dates |
18 Jan. 1869 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 pages; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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George French Angas' background is not known.
Stephen William Silver (1819-1905), a London shipping merchant, was the owner of the York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library. In 1882 he published a catalogue of the library's holdings. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1905 sold his library to the society. The library's collections include watercolours by George French Angas.
A letter expressing Angas' interest in working as an illustrator for Cassell's 'Illustrated travel'.
Presented by Sir Harry Wilson, 1916.
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| Further information |
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 27. Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Angas, George French (1822-1886) artist |
| Silver, Stephen William (1819-1905) |
| No further on-line information. |
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