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ID:1889
Name:ARA_Brus_SEA_inr.540_1635-11-16_ Cardinal-Infant_Ferdinand_to_Emperor_FerdinandIII
Current Location
Country:Belgium
City:Brussels
City:Algemeen Rijksarchief, Sécretairerie d&lsquot;État Allemande, inv.nr. 540
Origin
Dates: -
Author:Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand of Austria, 1609-1641
Sender:id.
Receiver:Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire,1608-1657
Region:Southern Netherlands
City:Brussels
Content
Type:Cipher
Status:Non-decrypted
Cipher Type:Homophonic substitution
Symbol Sets:Alphabet, Numerical
Pages:2
Creation
Owner:19
Creator:19
Creation Date:2020-12-09 00:00:00
Access mode:Authentication required

ID 1889
Name ARA_Brus_SEA_inr.540_1635-11-16_ Cardinal-Infant_Ferdinand_to_Emperor_FerdinandIII
Owner
Current Location and Name Brussels,Algemeen Rijksarchief, Sécretairerie d&lsquot;État Allemande, inv.nr. 540
ARA_Brus_SEA_inr.540_1635-11-16_ Cardinal-Infant_Ferdinand_to_Emperor_FerdinandIII
Dates 1635 -
Authors Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand of Austria, 1609-1641
Southern Netherlands Brussels
Languages Cleartext:Latin
Plaintext:
Country Belgium
City Brussels
Holder Algemeen Rijksarchief, Sécretairerie d&lsquot;État Allemande, inv.nr. 540
Author Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand of Austria, 1609-1641
Sender id.
Receiver Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire,1608-1657
Region Southern Netherlands
Origin City Brussels
Start Year 1635
Start Month 11
Start Day 16
End Year
End Month
End Day
Record
Type
Cipher
Status Non-decrypted
Symbol Set AlphabetNumerical
Cipher Type Homophonic substitution
Cipher Type (notes)
Symbol Sets (notes)
No. of Pages 2
Inline Cleartext Yes
Inline Plaintext No
Cleartext
Language
Latin
Plaintext
Language
Private Ciphertext True
Available Documents Transcription
Paper
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Creation Date 12/9/20
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Additional Information
This letter seems to be a copy of a letter actually sent, and seems to correspond to a draft with the same date. The cipher seems to be the same as the one used in letters exchanged in 1634 and 1640.
[pointers to record numbers: 954, 1887, 1890]
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