JOHN HAYTER (1756-1818)
A Report upon the Herculaneum manuscripts, in a second letter, addressed, by permission, to His Royal Highness The Prince Regent / by John Hayter.
1811RCIN 1079863
George’s chaplain John Hayter was one of a number of scholars who tried to read the thousands of damaged papyri which had been discovered at Herculaneum in 1752. George took a great interest in the project, and in 1819 paid the chemist Humphry Davy to attempt to unroll the manuscripts.
Probably presented by the author in 1811
Probably presented by the author in 1811