Zone d'identification
Cote
Bartlett MSS
Titre
William Henry Bartlett Collection
Date(s)
- c. 1809-1854 (Production)
Niveau de description
Collection
Étendue matérielle et support
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(1809-1854)
Notice biographique
British topographical artist; born Kentish town, London, 26 March 1809, son of William B. and his wife Anne; he was articled to John Britton the architect and antiquary, 1823, and employed to illustrate his works; he later travelled to Europe, America, and the Near East, producing his most famous work, The Beauties of the Bosphorus, with Julia Pardoe, 1839, after a visit to Turkey; in 1845 he went to Egypt of which he wrote a descriptive work, The Nile Boat, 1850, which ran to five editions. He died on a ship between Malta and Marseilles and was buried at sea, 13 Sept. 1854.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Correspondence.