GB 891 FBH
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Fonds
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1807 - 1840
These are handwritten manuscripts of the statistical surveys undertaken by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton within the districts of Dinajpur (Bangladesh and India), and Puraniya (Purnia), Shahabad, Bhagalpur , Runggopur, Patna and Gorakhpur in India. Each survey consists of 2 or 3 foolscap volumes. These were rebound in the 1990s.
Hamilton Francis Buchanan 1762-1829 Scottish physician and botanist in the Bengal medical service 17951815 superintendent Botanical Garden Calcutta 18141815