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Medals
GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/1-RAS TGM/1/5 · Subseries · [1897 - 1991]
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Triennial Gold Medal

Sample Medals, Die Casts and Lead Pattern for the Gold Medal.

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England
Mecca Incident 1979
GB 891 WR-WR/10 · Series · 1979
Part of Papers of William Roff

Articles from the New York Times concerning a Shiite attack on the Grand Mosque at Mecca. These articles are entitled:

  • 'Influx to Mecca a Strain on Saudis', 21 November 1979.
  • 'Mecca Mosque Seized by Gunmen Believed to be Militants from Iran', 21 November 1979.
  • 'Iranian Pilgrim Tells of Mecca Attack', 22 November 1979.
  • 'Gunmen Still Hold Mecca Mosque: Identity and Motives are Unclear', 22 November 1979.
  • 'Saudis Say Gunmen Still Hold Mosque' ,23 November 1979.
  • 'Saudis Say Mosque is in their Control', 24 November 1979.
  • 'New Data Link Mecca Takeover to Political Rift', 25 February 1980.
New York Times company
Measuring of Human Races
GB 891 BHH-BHH/13-BHH/13/23 · File · [1860]
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

"Measuring of Human Races" by Robert Schlagintweit. Chart for undertaking the measuring of an individual. Printed material, undated, 2 copies.

Schlagintweit Robert 1833-1885 Explorer, Geographer
Ma-wang-tui Lao-tzu
GB 891 ACG-ACG/24-ACG/24/7-ACG/24/7/18 · File
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Ma-wang-tui Lao-tzu : Partial draft of text and annotated translation of chapters 50 and 76, including also notes on other chapters.

GB 891 TM-TM/9-TM/9/9 · Subseries · 1790-1840
Part of Papers of Thomas Manning, Chinese Scholar, First English visitor to Lhasa, Tibet

Thomas Manning was admitted to Cambridge University to study mathematics. He was very able and though did not graduate, he continued in teaching position at Cambridge for some time beforel he travelled to France to study Chinese. He was keen to develop new theorems. He published a mathematical text and corresponded with other mathematicians.

His interest in mathematics was lifelong - this subseries contains notes made on the back of letters postmarked as late as 1837.

There are both notebooks, one of which appears to be a manuscript for a book, and assorted loose notes and calculations.

GB 891 RAS COLL4-RAS COLL4/3-RAS COLL4/3/4 · File · 1967 - 1997
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Collections Disposal Records

Correspondence, insurance quotes, and indemnity certificates concerning the permanent loan of material to the British Museum. This material consists of:

  • The commemorative inscription of the Ananta-Vasudeva temple at Bhuvanesvar, dated 1278 A.D.
  • Three Ujjain copper-plate grants of the rulers of Malwa
    *. The Taxila Plate of Patika.
  • Other stone inscriptions

These items were already at the British Museum before the first letter dated 6 June 1967 and have remained there. The correspondence includes some to confirm that the material is still with the British Museum. Much of the correspondence are photocopies of original letters. 67 items.

British Museum London, England
Mast hain puré sadhu faqír
GB 891 RGC-RGC/2-RGC/2/9 · File · [1892 - 1900]
Part of Papers of Ram Gharib Chaube

"A religious song - recorded by M. Dwarká Prasád, teacher of Chi village school, Dahaká (illegible totally) of Mainpuri": Mast hain puré sadhu faqír… With translation: The saints are really perfect madmen… Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand. Handwritten, 3 sides, undated.

tRam Gharib Chaube d 1914 Pandit
Maps of Thailand
GB 891 QW-QW/12-QW/12/4 · Subseries · 1928 - 1933
Part of Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales

A series of four maps of Thailand. They cover: Chiangmai (Jienghmai) Nagorn Sridharmaraj (Nakhon Si Thammarat) Bangkok Songkhla (Songala)

Royal Thai Survey Department