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Auction: 23025 - Historical Documents, Postal History & Autographs
Lot: 157

(x) Great Britain
John Barrow (1764-1848)
1821 2pp autograph letter written by the 2nd Secretary to the Admiralty, naturalist and geographer, to James MacQueen (1778-1870) "I am much obliged for the copy of your work on the Central parts of Northern Africa and the course of the Niger, and though I cannot subscribe to your notions respecting that river, nor give any credit to many of the authorities you quote, yet as far as the occupation of Fernando Po goes I am most cordially with you..."

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£150