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Richard Burton's baptismal certificate. Handwritten copy of entry in church register. Entry dated ‘1821 Sept. 2nd’. Added note: ‘in the margin, born 19th March 1821. Torquay, Devon'

Correspondence with Richard Maurice Fund Raising Limited concerning appointing them, in first instance, as consultants to the Society for the Sesquicentenary Appeal. There are 6 items of correspondence and one copy of a Banker's Order for a payment of £50 to Richard Maurice Fund Raising Ltd.

"Riddle. In most rhetorical debate…" Undated, handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side

Book draft containing typed and photocopied essays with corrections.

"Ripe for Revolt" by Quaritch Wales from The Sign, September 1944, pp.91-93.

Road Map of India, Fifth edition, Scale: 1:2,500,000

A road map of India, including Assam and Burma
Scale: 50 miles to the inch
Size: 80x100 cm
Creator: Survey of India
Publisher: Survey of India
Place of printing: Calcutta

The map bears the note that it is the First Motoring Map of India published by the Survey of India.

Road Map of India (north), Sixth edition, Scale: 1:2,500,000

News report from a correspondent about modern Mongolia from The Times, 2 June 1964.

Robert Irwin was initially nominated for the Society's Richard Burton Medal but it was decided to honour him with the Royal Asiatic Society Medal in 2023, the Society's bicentenary year. The archival material associated with this award is:

• Letters in support of the nomination of Robert Irwin, typed, 4 pieces, dated 22 September 2021.
• Publicity poster for the award of the medal and Irwin's lecture Tales from the Mamluk Crypt: Predecessors of Modern Horror, held on 4 May 2023.
• Six photographs from the award presentation, 4 May 2023.