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Papers and topographical drawings etc. of members of the Lysons family

Catalogue reference: LYS

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This record is about the Papers and topographical drawings etc. of members of the Lysons family dating from 18th - 20th century.

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LYS
Title
Papers and topographical drawings etc. of members of the Lysons family
Date
18th - 20th century
Description

Papers and topographical drawings, etc., of members of the Lysons family, chiefly of the Rev. Daniel Lysons (1762-1834), FRS, FSA, FLS, rector of Rodmarton, Glos., his brother Samuel Lysons (1763-1819), VPRS, Director SA, Keeper of the Records at the Tower, and the former's son, the Rev. Samuel Lysons (1806-77), Canon of Gloucester, 1867; late 18th-early 20th century. See also SA Prints and Drawings Collections; BL Add. MSS 9408-71 (collections relating to D. and S. Lysons, Magna Britannica, 1806-22); Lindsay Fleming, Memoir and Select Letters of Samuel Lysons (1934) (letters and extracts from the collections at Aldwick Grange; copy in SAL).

Held by
Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/782/1-15
Creator(s)
  • Lysons, Daniel (1762-1834), Vicar of Rodmarton, topographer
  • Lysons family of Hempsted
Physical description
Notebooks and papers in five boxes, with one large folio volume and one portfolio.
Unpublished finding aids
Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/lys
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8803997e-e83e-47db-962a-e2f5ad942c52/

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Papers and topographical drawings etc. of members of the Lysons family