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Negotiations for the terminologies to be used between foreign traders and the Qing government. A document handwritten in Chinese outlining matters concerning use of language, official actions to be undertaken, use of sampans, use of local labour, escort ships and warships, that all the details have been discussed with George Thomas Staunton and shouldn't need further discussion.This is single document of 3 sheets fixed together. The paper is in fragile condition.
With the document is a translation into modern Chinese and an approximate English translation, undertaken in 2018.

Volume 19, issue number 2 of Navigation: Journal of the Institute of Navigation It contains an article written by Gerald Tibbetts entitled: 'Stellar navigation in the Medieval Indian Ocean.'

Natural Goodness and Original Sin by A.C. Graham. Article draft, published in Rationalist Annual, 1963.

Correspondence concerning Graham's tenure at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, as a Visiting Professor.

Letter from Roy Strong, National Portrait Gallery, to C.F. Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that the gallery would be interested in holding a historical exhibition on British travellers in the East. He will write again if this is achievable, dated 8 April 1969.

As part of the Sesquicentenary Celebrations the Royal Asiatic Society decided to host a series of National Days at approximately monthly intervals to highlight the countries in which the Society was particularly interested and with the hope of strengthening ties between various bodies interested in Asia. This material covers the organisation of these events.

Descriptions and drawings of the Nasik Caves by both Edward and Arthur West.

Sundry documents about the Nasik caves. These are notes from Henry West's diaries (1853-1855), a rough list of columns & other details, a map of Nasik town and some proofs of prints for a pilaster and parapet in Cave No.26 and a parapet in Cave No.3..

Final draft description of the caves and inscriptions by E.W. and A.A. West.

A draft description of some of the Nasik inscriptions and includes printed proofs.