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McBride, James, 1788-1859

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 17881102 - 18591003

Gender

  • male

Occupations

Places

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Collection on John Symmes Hollow Earth Theory

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0390
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a mounted wooden model of the earth, with hollow ends illustrating the theories of John Cleves Symmes made by James McBride; a bound volume of newspaper clippings reporting on Symmes' lectures, 1819-1855; a handbill signed by Symmes, 1818; a copy of The Hollow Earth (1979) by Raymond Bernard; photographs of the model globe, 1874-2000; and photocopies of articles and newspaper clippings (1869-1971).

Dates: 1818-2000