Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution a...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
Subject (Name):
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
Subject (Topic):
Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Roth, William, active approximately 1768-1770, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, [1767 or 1768]
Call Number:
767.00.00.44
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
John Alder, a cooper of Abingdon, shown three-quarters length and facing the viewer, holding a piece of paper informing him that his was the winning number in a lottery with a prize of 20000
Three men and two women in a lottery insurance office, one man with quill pen behind desk. The other individuals all hold bills reading "Mess. Gosling & Co. pay the bearer one hundred..." Sign on back wall reads "Tickets insured by Iohnson & Co." and ...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Edward Johnson
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Lottery winners, Lotteries, Drinking vessels, Interiors, Coats of arms, and Clothing & dress
