Letter to Mr. Billing [manuscript]. [ca. 1845]

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Letter to Mr. Billing [manuscript]. [ca. 1845]

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Signed, undated, handwritten letter, written in England, from Governor Edward John Eyre to Mr Billing, artist, about sketches of weapons to be used in a plate for publication in one of Eyre's books about Australia. The book referred to is probably a future edition of Expeditions into Central Australia and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, 1840-2, 2 vols. (1845). The letter paper is watermarked 1845. Eyre revisited England from Jamaica in 1845.

1 cm. (2 p.)

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Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901

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Australian explorer, Governor of Jamaica etc. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756721 Epithet: Governor of Jamaica British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x000094 Explorer, author, governor. Eyre was an explorer in Australia and was later appointed Governor of Jamaica. From the description of Letter to Mr. Billing [manusc...

Billing Mr., fl. 1845

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