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William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica."

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica."
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Print Collection portrait file

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William Smellie

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1908-03
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Smellie, William, 1740-1795
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Published in The American review of reviews. Inscribed above header: "Mch. 1908."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
TMS ID: 287737
TMS Object Number: Portraits (William Smellie)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae82b650-c5a8-012f-3a1f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1908: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908-03. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7868fe1-bba8-7a25-e040-e00a1806666b

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7868fe1-bba8-7a25-e040-e00a1806666b

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1908-03). William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica." Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7868fe1-bba8-7a25-e040-e00a1806666b

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7868fe1-bba8-7a25-e040-e00a1806666b | title= (still image) William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica.", (1908-03) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 18, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

William Smellie. Founder of the "Britannica."