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Title
Lawrence Hargrave miscellaneous papers, 1881-1914
Creator
Lawrence Hargrave, 1850-1915
Call number
MLMSS 299/Folder 1X
Level of description
fonds
Date

1881-1914
Type of material
Textual Records, Clippings
Reference code
932574
Physical Description
1 outsize folder of textual material
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

L. Hargrave, 1850-1915, aeronautical pioneer, came from England to Sydney in 1866. He was an assistant astronomical observer at Sydney Observatory until 1883. The theory of early Spanish discovery of Australia was one of his many interests
Scope and Content
Item 1-6
Includes notes on Port Sydney, 1906, and original plate 58 used in his Lope de Vega, 1912-14, at MLMSS 3119

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.3536 in Pic.Source file

Maps at M Ser. 4 000/1 MSS.299 Maps 1-3
Description source

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-553 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
Astronomy--New South Wales.

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