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Nasmyth, James, 1808-1890 (Scottish engineer)

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Nasmyth, James, c 1843-1847

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Identifier: Coll-1073/5/28
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Portrait of James Nasmyth. Caption: "James Nasmyth 1808-1890. (Steam Hammer)".

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Nasmyth, James, c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/29
Scope and Contents

Portrait of James Nasmyth. Caption: "James Nasmyth".

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Nasmyth, James, 15 September 1856, 11 June 1889

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Identifier: Coll-1989/50
Scope and Contents 1. Autograph letter signed from James Nasmyth to one Mrs. Wills, Penshurst (Kent), 11 June 1889: “We were delighted to receive your most welcome note of yesterday and to know that you are quite well again as in your cosey house at No 13. -- We shall be very happy to receive your friends any afternoon and hope the sun will shine not so as to unable them to enjoy so long a drive. -- I well remember Leonard Horner and his venerable Father in my early days in Edinburgh in connection with the...
Dates: 15 September 1856, 11 June 1889
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

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