Giovanni Battista Belzoni manuscript material : 1 item 1821

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Giovanni Battista Belzoni manuscript material : 1 item 1821

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Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities. In 1820, John Murray published his Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations in Egypt and Nubia. To John Murray, publisher : 1 autograph letter signed ; 21 Jul 1821 (MISC 1348), declining an invitation.

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The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823

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Italian archeologist. From the description of Letter : Madeira, to Joseph Phelps, 1823 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81976653 Italian archaeologist. From the description of Letters to his publisher, 1820-1821. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80021362 Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities. In 1820, John Murray published his Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, templ...

Murray, John, 1778-1843

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John Murray was an important and successful British publisher. He was among the first publishers to form connections with authors, notably Byron, and traveled in literary circles. A consummate businessman, he was often guided by his Tory principles; he founded the Quarterly Review in part to give voice to his political views. From the description of John Murray letter to General Malcolm, ca. 1812. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51999696 Britis...