Letter from Charles Colville to Alexander Johnson, to thank him for his letters and to write that he had circulated its contents in the Mauritius Gazette, of which he sends a copy. He writes concerning others who have contacted regarding astronomical… read more
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An English translation of "Entwurf einer Grammatik der Herero Sprache", the work by Karl Hugo Hahn, that was supposed to be undertaken with the linguist Wilhelm Bleek. As this was not possible, due to circumstances, Hahn delivered his own version of the… read more
A series of letters sent from Mauritius concerning the setting up of an astronomy observatory. Dated from 1829-1831. Also a copy of the Mauritius Gazette, Saturday 20th June 1829 containing an article on astronomy.
Sans titreLetter from Charles Colville to Alexander Johnston in which he thanks Johnston for sending various communications and copies of the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society. He encloses other letters regarding astronomy and further Madagascan literature… read more
Letter from Charles Colville, Governor of Mauritius, to Alexander Johnston, Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a copy of the letter from the Professor of Mathematics at the Royal College of St Louis which had accompanied other letters… read more