Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV9-RAS GOV9/7-RAS GOV9/7/4
Title
Examples of Royal Asiatic Society emblems
Date(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
9 pieces
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-present)
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Printed, stamped, embossed and a wax imprint of examples of some of the emblems used by the Society through its history.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
- Latin