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Document number: 00487
Date: 28 Feb 1877
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: NICOL John
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 26th February 2010

Dear Sir

I have taken the liberty of presenting the specimens of photo.engraving <1> to the “Museum of Science and Art” <2> here. The Director is forming a collection Apparatus, material, and results, in illustration of photography and applied to me for them.

I have also handed him the notes on the process which you sent for our Catalogue, but which we did not use. I hope I have not done wrong and remain

Yours faithfully
John Nicol

H. F.Talbot Esqr


Notes:

1. These photoglyphic engravings have not been located. They had won a silver medal from the Edinburgh Photographic Society. [See Doc. No: 00486].

2. This became the Royal Scottish Museum, National Museums of Scotland.