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The Poems of Ossian

Author:
James Macpherson (British, Ruthven, Inverness-shire, Scotland 1736–1796 Belville, Inverness-shire)
Engraver:
James Fittler (British, London 1758–1835 Middlesex)
Artist:
After Henry Singleton (British, London 1766–1839 London)
Publisher:
John Murray (London)
Publisher:
William Miller (London)
Publisher:
John Harding (London)
Printer:
James Ballantyne (Edinburgh)
Binder:
James Babington (Horncastle, Lincolnshire)
Date:
1805
Medium:
Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Classification:
Books
Credit Line:
Bequest of Helen W .D. Mileham, 1955
Accession Number:
55.578.9(1-3)
Not on view
Inscription: (2, 3) In ink on front flyleaf: Harriet Mundy the gift of her husband / June 1807

Marking: Bookplate pasted inside front cover: C.J.H.M.
Helen Winslow Durkee Mileham; Donor: Helen Winslow Durkee Mileham

Timelines
Great Britain and Ireland, 1800-1900 A.D.

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