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Seal of
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke , from Lansdowne MS. 203.
The Lansdowne manuscripts are a significant named collection of the
British Library , based on the collection of
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne .
[1] The purchase of the collection by the
British Museum was in 1807.
[2]
The main features of the collection, as outlined by
Nicholas Harris Nicolas , are:
[3]
State papers and correspondence of
Lord Burghley .
Papers of
Sir Julius Caesar .
Papers of
White Kennett ; his manuscripts passed to
James West and so to Lansdowne.
[2]
Historical papers from the 15th century to 18th century, relating to major figures in English history.
William Petyt 's parliamentary papers, and papers of legal interest.
Topographical and heraldic collections.
Notes
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British Library, Manuscripts: Closed collections .
^
a
b
Dictionary of National Biography , Kennett, White, D.D. (1660–1728), bishop of Peterborough, by Thompson Cooper. Published 1892.
^
Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas , A Description of the Contents, Objects, and Uses of the Various Works Printed by Authority of the Record Commission (1831), pp. 106–7;
Google Books .
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