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Date(s)
- 1855-1872 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
vi, 72 ff. ; 160 x 95 mm.
Leather spine stitched on to paper-covered boards with remains of brass clasp and corner-pieces.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Catherine Isaac; Aberystwyth; Donation; 1982
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Scope and content
Great Exhibition Almanack .... 1851, used by Thomas Owens, mariner, of Bryngwallter, Penbryn, Cardiganshire, to record entries concerning his voyages; extracts from the log of the SS Great Britain on voyages from Melbourne to Liverpool (inverted text ff. 29 verso-31, 54 verso-6); transcripts of carols and other verse, including 'Hanes ail fordaith y Brig Albion i'r America' (ff. 2-16; see also NLW MSS 9383A, 21965A); and miscellaneous notes and accounts.
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Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Existence and location of copies
Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5727595 (September 2021)
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 21842A.
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Language(s)
- English