File RAS COLL3/2/1/5 - List of Books and Manuscripts, bequest of General Thomas Gordon

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GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/2-RAS COLL3/2/1-RAS COLL3/2/1/5

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List of Books and Manuscripts, bequest of General Thomas Gordon

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  • 1841 (Creation)

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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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List of Books and Manuscripts, bequest of General Thomas Gordon. The list itself bears no donor information but the Donations Register records this donation as being presented to the Society on 5 November 1841 and in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1843, p.xxix-xxxi, the list of books and manuscripts are detailed. This list is handwritten, 2 pieces, 4 sides.

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