Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/7
Title
Maps
Date(s)
- [1980] -ongoing (Creation)
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Extent and medium
3 electronic documents + 1 card catalogue
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Scope and content
Catalogues and handlists for the maps in the Society's collections. The digital documents were created as archival documents in 2024.
- Card catalogue - handwritten descriptions of the maps on index cards.
Electronic Documents
- 'Maps list with dimensions highlighted' - first created in 2019 and modified in 2021. Excel document.
- 'Philip Jagessar map List' - first created in 2021. Philip Jagessar, as a postdoctoral researcher, researched and listed the Society's map collection. Excel document.
- 'Maps of Arabia in the Royal Asiatic Society collections' - first created in 2021, pdf document.
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Description identifier
gb 891 ras coll6/7