A weighted metal die cast of reverse of the Gold Medal bearing the laurel wreath design and the name of the Society. Also has the number 10743 painted on the weight and on an additional adhesive label.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandA Die cast of the front of the medal showing the banyan tree motif and the Society's name, in reverse, Housed in a blue leather bound presentation box.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandDictionary of English Book Collectors Part XI, 1898. Bernard Quaritch. Contains contribution on Richard F. Burton, pp. 1-10 by Herbert Jones. Periodical part. Green paper covers
Jones, Herbert"Diccionario Grandonico Malabar Portvguez" - a dictionary of Malayalam and Sanskrit words written in Malayalam script, explained in Portugese. The title page is printed and dates the book to Verapoly, 1745. A Malayalam and English inscription on the title page states that the book was purchased by Lieut. M.S. Osbourne from J. de Santos, Sheristadar, of Tellicherry Adaulatt, in 1795. The volume is bound with marbled cover. The front board is loose from the spine. With the book is a typed label with an identifying description.
H. S. OsbourneHandwritten diary of Barbara Ingham's trips to India, (No. 2)
Handwritten diary of Barbara Ingham's trips to India, (No. 1), including notes of the preparations for her very first trip.
Handwritten diary of Barbara Ingham's trip to India, 3, (from file No. 6)
Diary of a tour from Gilgit - daily notes made of a trip leaving Gilgit on 14 April 1947, probably that made by Carter as mentioned in the letter LOR/2/1/5. Entries continue until 29 April 1947, all of which are contained within a notebook. There are several unwritten pages but the final page has notes on Ballade from Mesdemoiselles Eden. The inside cover of the notebook, back and front have been covered in calculations; the cover has become detached from the pages. Soft light brown cover notebook with ruled pages.
Roland CarterCharles Letts' Self-Opening Diary for 1936, labelled "(Si T'ep eh)", entries January-March, some notes and lists at back of diary. The diary covers Wales' excavation in [possibly Sri thep, Pejabun , Thailand] and time in Bangkok.
"Diary Commencing October 20th 1825" by "Mr Rowlandson", the date when he departed from Madras (Chennai) heading for Bengal. They departed from Bengal on 8 December 1825. The diary marks the latitude and longitude each day and journals things seen and thoughts about the experience as he sails for England. Includes some sketches of land formations that he has seen, and additional notes in the margins. After completing this journal, he then restarts using the notebook in 1887 to write copies of letters and sermon notes. The final page has a musical composition dated 29 March 1826. Handwritten, hardback journal.