Draft autograph manuscript of John Armitage's History of Brazil

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 1489/1
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [c.1835]
  • Physical Description
    • 26 ribbon-stitched gatherings.

Scope and Content

Draft autograph manuscript of John Armitage's A History of Brazil, from the period of the arrival of the Braganza family in 1808, to the abdication of Don Pedro the First in 1831, written in 26 stitched gatherings, one per chapter. The gatherings are numbered 1-25 and 8 bis. The versos of the leaves are mostly blank.