GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/17
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2nd Mar 1848
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume Two
'Extract of a letter from Captain R. Gill, addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated, Adjuntah (Ajanta), 2 March 1848' in which he writes of his season's work copying over 200 square feet of cave paintings which he has forwarded to the Government. He describes the paintings, their composition, condition and colouring. He also writes of his work in measurement and recording details.
Gill Robert 1804-1879