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"Extract from a General Letter from the Honb. Court of Directors, dated the 13th February 1817". This confirms the Court of Directors' agreement to appoint Dr Wallich as Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens. Handwritten by unknown hand.

'Extract of a letter addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated 30 September, 1846, announcing the discovery of Bilingual Coins in India'. Written by [N.] Graham he writes of the discovery of coins with both Roman and Greek inscriptions which he will send to Colonel Sykes.

Ink and pencil drawings of elevations of the exteriors of Cave No. 56, No. 61 and No. 60. Scale is 5 ft. to an inch.

Pencil and ink drawings of the two large exterior columns, or rock cut laths, which flank the entrance into Cave No. 3. The drawings are made after photographs taken by Mr. Johnson. Scale is 4 ft. to an inch.

"Explorer Receives a Gold Medal". Newspaper cutting from The Daily Mirror for 17 June 1932 with a photograph of Sir Samuel Hoare presenting the Gold Medal to Aurel Stein.

"Explorations in early Chinese cosmology", edited by Henry Rosemont. Two copies of draft review of the book by Angus Graham.

Review from the Edmonton Journal, 'Exploding some Viet myths' by Ron MacDonald.

List of the private expenses of Reginald Campbell-Thompson for work related to the Burton Memorial Fund.

"Exorcism of a Secret Image" - two drafts for the story.

Colour postcards of some of exhibits at "Persian and Indian Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" photographed by Kevin Lovelock, British Museum, of the Royal Asiatic Society's collections. These are:

• 'Paladins in a snow storm' Folio 243a from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'The Simurgh restores the child Zal to his father', Folio 16b from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'Portrait of the scribe Zarin Qalam and the artist Manohar son of Basawan', Colophon page folio 128a from a Gulistan of Sa'di, Mughal India.
• 'Equestrian portrait of Dara Shikoh', Mughal India. C.1640.