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GB 891 LJ · Fonds · 20th June 1853

The 'Aja'ib al Tabaqat' (Wonders of the Universe) is a Persian text that was purchased by Sir Alexander Burnes in the Bazar of Bukhara 1832. This translation lists the author of the 'Aja'ib al Tabaqat' as 'Muhammad Tahir, son of Abul Qasim.' The 'Aja'ibread more

Jacob Sir George Le Grand 1805-1881
GB 891 SC1 · Fonds · [1798 - 1816]

There are three Chinese documents concerning trade and interaction with the English. With the documents are English abstracts and modern Chinese translations created in 2018.

Staunton Sir George Thomas 1781-1859 Chinese linguist
Papers of Benjamin Heyne
GB 891 BH · Fonds · 1800 - 1827

These Papers consist of a single item - the handwritten manuscript of Heyne's Report on Mysore, detailing information collected by Heyne during Colin Mackenzie's Mysore Survey of 1800, on which Heyne was assistant to Francis Buchanan. The manuscriptread more

Heyne Benjamin 1770-1819 Botanist
Papers of P.E. Roberts
GB 891 PER · Fonds · 1702 - 1753

The Papers of P.E. Roberts consists of lists extracted from the India Office Letter Books for 1702 to 1753. These handwritten lists detail, for each year, all the East India Company ships sent out from Britain, their tonnage, the destination of each andread more

Roberts P. E. 1873-1949
GB 891 RTM · Fonds · 1836 - 1838

The main item in these papers is the Letter Book, complied by Richard Macan concerned with the sale of the estate of the late Major Turner Macan. There is also a note written by Richard Macan and some modern research notes on the Letter Book and Turner Macan's biography.

Macan Turner 1792-1836