FORDHAM, Sir Herbert George (1859-1929)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 HGF |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full title | : FORDHAM, Sir Herbert George (1859-1929) |
Date(s) | : [1682-1829] |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 2 boxes and 7 files |
Name of creator(s) | : Fordham | Sir | Herbert George | 1854-1929 | Knight | writer on cartography |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1854; educated at home, at private schools, and at University College, London; member of the Geological Society, 1873; life member of the British Association, 1876; published several papers on the geology, natural history, and botany of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, 1874-1892; family brewery at Ashwell, -1882; called to the bar by the Inner Temple, 1885; chairman of the Cambridgeshire County Council, 1904-1919; gradually became interested in the study of cartography and established his reputation as one of the foremost authorities in Europe on cartography and allied subjects; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1924-1929; gold medal of the Brussels Geographical Society, 1929; died, 1929.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
French documents collected by Sir George Fordham relating to posts, routes and cartographers in 18th century France including a receipt and two letters signed by Jacques Cassini; a memoir and a letter of Pierre Tardieu and papers of Rigoley d'Ogny including three letters.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
French
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Hand list and card index.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Received by the RGS in 1929.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Oxford DNB.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
14th June, 2001.
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