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- Creator
- Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley), 1770-1812
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 1 item
- Preferred Citation
- Robert Hartley Cromek manuscript material : 1 item, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
Robert Hartley Cromek, English engraver and literary entrepreneur. A business dispute with William Blake ca. 1805-8 initiated a series of conflicts between the two men that would negatively impact Cromek's reputation. To a Robert Miller (in Scotland) : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Dec 1808 : (MISC 3466) : begins, "I have troubled you with a large parcel of books, & I must beg you to let them be distributed as soon as possible." Earlier in 1808, Cromek had visited Scotland to collect information for his compilation of the Reliques of Robert Burns.
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Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319