Scope and Contents This collection consists of a small group of correspondence sent to the Irish antiquarian George Petrie from a wide variety of fellow antiquarians and historians over the course of forty-two years. The collection comprises twenty-two handwritten letters primarily dealing with various antiquarian interests and one printed portrait of George Petrie.Notable items in the collection include Irish nationalist Charles Gavan Duffy’s letter to Petrie, written while Duffy was imprisoned at...

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Complete set of six prints created by Newton Fielding illustrating different stages of a cock fighting match. The prints were published in 1853 by R. Ackermann for his Sporting Gallery located at 191 Regent Street in London. The engraved full-color aquatint plates measure 7 7/8" wide and 5 7/8" tall centered on the woven paper.