Copy of a Letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to the Editor of the Geographical Magazine in which he writes about seeing the topic of trans-Himalayan commerce in the current issue of the magazine and then continues to air his opinion. Handwritten, 3… read more
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"Letter from Dr Campbell, on the Elevation of Peaks in the Himalaya, &c.: To the Secretaries Asiatic Society, Calcutta". Unbound pamphlet concerning the results of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of the Himalaya in 1847. With Hodgson's annotations,… read more
Letter from Richard Strachey to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he explains that he is about to depart on a trip into the Himalayas to undertake sectional drawings of geology and to find specimens. He asks for Hodgson's help in providing the Bhutan or… read more
"Notes on Rural Annals Chapter 3 & 4." Hodgson's notes concerning the aborigines of plains of India and those of Himalaya, from chapter 3 of Hunter's book Annals of rural Bengal (1868). Handwritten, 2 pieces, 8 sides, undated.
Hodgson Brian Houghton 1800-1894 OrientalistThis series covers all the other correspondence with the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson, It ranges in date from 1843 to 1880 and covers personal, political and research interests.
This series contains published material written, by Brian Houghton Hodgson and others, pertaining to his interest in the Indian subcontinent which were present within his Papers. Many contain annotations in Hodgson's hand.
Hodgson Brian Houghton 1800-1894 Orientalist"Routes from Darjeeling to Thibet by A. Campbell, M.D. Superintendent of Darjeeling". Unbound pamphlet outlining six different possible routes. Front page bears inscription: "To Brian Hodgson with the affectionate regards of Archie Campbell, Keti Bootan [… read more
"Sketch Map to illustrate the physical Geography of Himalaya and Tibet (the Essay in No XXVII of Selections from Records of Govt)". Printed map with handwritten annotations including title "My Map", 1 piece, dated November 1857.
Hodgson Brian Houghton 1800-1894 OrientalistThe Geographical Magazine, July 1877, with article "The Himalayan System" by Trelawny W. Saunders, pp. 173-182, and report of the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society's meeting of 14 May 1877 concerning Pundit Nain Singh's Journey in Great Tibet,… read more
The Geographical Magazine, May 1877, with article "The Himalayan System" by Clements R. Markham, pp. 113-118, and Correspondence on the Trans-Himalayan Mission. Printed material with considerable annotations, 1 item, dated May 1877.
Markham Sir Clements R. 1830-1916 Explorer