Browse by Records Creators

Petty, Sir William (1623-1687), Knight, political economist, scientist and philosopher

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Surname: Petty
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1623-1687
Biography: ODNB link for Petty, Sir William (1623-1687) Knight Political Economist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P157545 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P22730 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Petty
Collections
  Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp and papers, incl Down Survey of Ireland
British Library, Manuscript Collections
NRA 23344 Petty

See Annual return 1993
2
1654-83: account and letterbooks
McGill University: Osler Library
MSS 7612-14
See Union list of MSS in Canadian repositories, suppl 1977-78
3
political tracts on Ireland
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 21127-28
4
MS of Down survey
Bibliotheque Nationale de France
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5
1662-85: papers (54) rel to double-hulled ships
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
SPB/16
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
6
1662-85: letters and papers rel to double-hulled ships
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MS Lyell empt 32
7
papers
Royal Society
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982

Sharing will require cookies. Show details