Series RAS COLL6/7 - Maps

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/7

Title

Maps

Date(s)

  • [1980] -ongoing (Creation)

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Series

Extent and medium

3 electronic documents + 1 card catalogue

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Archival history

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Content and structure area

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

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

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