Reference code
CHA/3/17
Title
[copy?] Notes on Chamber's arrival in Rome and on work at Kew
Date
[c.1749-57]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
One face of the manuscript concerns his reflections on life after having arrived in Rome, with letters of introduction provided by Count Scheffer and a cardinal.
The reverse holds notes to the effect that he is busy but poor, teaching the
Prince architecture three mornings a week and working at the
Princess's behest at Kew.
Physical Characteristics
Has been nibbled by vermin and some crucial text is lost.
Bibliography
Sir William Chambers, Knight of the Polar Star, John Harris, 1970, p.9