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Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/33
Title
Copy of a letter by Walter Elliot Esq., Vizagapatam, 5 Sept. 1850
Date(s)
- 5th Sep 1850 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 pages handwritten
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Biographical history
Sir Walter Elliot was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India… read more
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Scope and content
'Copy of a letter addressed to Col. Sykes by Walter Elliot Esq. of the Madras Civil Service, dated at [Maltari] Vizagapatam, 5 Sept. 1850' in which he writes to send the inscriptions he has received from Captain Gill from Ajanta. He writes concerning… read more
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Language of material
- English
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Name access points
- Elliot Walter 1803-1887 (Subject)