Fondo HO - Papers of Captain Henry Ormsby

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 891 HO

Título

Papers of Captain Henry Ormsby

Fecha(s)

  • 1856 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

Volumen y soporte

1 notebook handwritten

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

Henry Alexander Ormsby served in the Indian Navy. According to Charles Rathbone Low in his "A History of the Indian Navy (1613-1863)", Ormsby absconded from the Navy at the age of 19, between 1826-1830 and for three years went to live with some Arabs inread more

Institución archivística

Historia archivística

The Paper was written by Captain Ormsby.

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

The Paper was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society and extracts of it read to the Society at its General Meeting of 6th December 1856. This is recorded in the General Meeting Minutes for that occasion.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

These Papers contain a single item entitled: "A Translation of the Standard inscription, and of the great slab, or Altar, found in the ruins of Nimrud by Captain Ormsby, Indian Navy". The translation is contained with a soft-cover notebook which givesread more

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. 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.read more

Condiciones

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.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Área de notas

Notas

The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.

Puntos de acceso

Puntos de acceso por materia

Puntos de acceso por lugar

Puntos de acceso por autoridad

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

gb891-ho