The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1859
Individual census record · S036

Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

Henry M. Dexter’s manuscript ex libris survives. Getty reports acquisition with the David Owen Collection; the intervening ownership is unrecorded.

RepositoryGetty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Shelfmark / Call Number2026-B191 ↗
BindingBrown — Gilt Sphinx and Decorative Bands
Binding statusOriginal binding retained

Binding Description

Brown publisher’s cloth with gilt sphinx and gilt circular bands and borders; color classified from photographs.

Provenance

Henry M. Dexter’s manuscript ex libris survives. Getty reports acquisition with the David Owen Collection; the intervening ownership is unrecorded.

Provenance Chain

  • Henry M. Dexter — manuscript ex libris
  • Unrecorded intervening ownership
  • David Owen Collection — acquisition source reported by Getty
  • Getty Research Institute

Copy Notes

  • The Humboldt letter facsimile and English translation precede the title. The 1859 membership catalogue is bound in. The title bears the second-edition statement.

Evidence and Documentation

Getty Research Institute photographs, catalog record, digitization, and repository confirmation, July 2026

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