John Martin to Faraday   15 May 18491

Lindsey House, Chelsea | May 15th 1849

My dear Faraday,

Will you oblige me by presenting to the library and reading room of the Royal Institution2 the accompanying copies of my recent Thames and Metropolis Improvement Plan 18493 Plan of London Connecting Railway 18454, Plan for ventilating coal mines 18495 - and reprint of report upon the Thames Improvement Plan 18366.

I remain, faithfully yours | John Martin

Dr. Faraday


Address: Dr. Faraday

1
John Martin (1789-1854, DNB). Historical and landscape painter. He also worked on the disposal of London’s sewage.
2
These gifts were noted in RI MM, 4 June 1849, 10: 193.
3
Martin (1849a).
4
This is a map of London showing Martin’s plans.
5
Martin (1849b).
6
Anon (1849).

Bibliography

MARTIN, John (1849a): Thames and Metropolis Improvement Plan, London.

MARTIN, John (1849b): Plan for ventilating Coal Mines, London.

Please cite as “Faraday2179,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 4 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2179