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- [1800 - 1899] (Creation)
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1 folder handwritten journal
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It is unknown who created this journal.
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It is unknown how the journal was acquired by the Royal Asiatic Society.
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A journal containing detailed lists of compass bearings from various locations in India. The journal is untitled and bears no name of its author. It measures 35cm by 24cm with a brown cardboard cover which has become detached from the pages.
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Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/ . The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
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- English
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.