Arquivo HO - Papers of Captain Henry Ormsby

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GB 891 HO

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Papers of Captain Henry Ormsby

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  • 1856 (Produção)

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Arquivo

Dimensão e suporte

1 notebook handwritten

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História 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

História do arquivo

The Paper was written by Captain Ormsby.

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

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.

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Âmbito e conteúdo

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

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Condições de acesso

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

Condiçoes de reprodução

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 do material

  • inglês

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Nota

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

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