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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
540 - Letters from Schemes, 1811—1820 - 1811 - 1820
Ref No
MS 3147/3/540/43
Title
Letter. John, Archduke of Austria (Vienna) to Boulton & Watt [Soho]. 17 Feb. 1817.
Level
Item
Date
17 Feb 1817
Description
Docketed “Favourable account of his steam engine. Sends the specimens of medals from the Mint at Milan. Transmits drawings of a method of keeping the paddles of the wheels of steam boats perpendicular on entering and leaving the water.”
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