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Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886

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role Collector
dates 1792-1886
city Philadelphia
statePA
other citiesWilmington, DE;
sex M
historical notes Publisher, naturalist and collector.

Lea purchased 192 paintings in Florence, Italy in 1852. Before his purchases in 1952, Lea owned 13 paintings and kept them in his home on Locust St.
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1830-1840
1840-1850
1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
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University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Carey, Lea & Blanchard Correspondence, 1823-1849. see details...
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1861-1867. see details...
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Ledgers and letter books, 1776-1832. see details...
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. see details...
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Letter, 1884-1886. see details...
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections
Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1825-1865, n.d. see details...

see also:
Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897
Carey, William Paulet
Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845