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- [1800 - 1870] (Creation)
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1 bound volume 48 x 29cm handwritten
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Biographical history
Samuel G.T. Heatley (more commonly known as Heatly) was a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, serving as one of its secretaries in 1847. He was a geologist and contributed articles to the Society's Journal.
Repository
Archival history
The manuscript was prepared for S.G.T. Heatly.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
According to a list in a guard book concerning the collections, this volume and its companion were presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Mr S. Heatly.
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Scope and content
The second volume of two containing a handwritten copy of the Daśabhūmīśvara transcribed from a Calcutta manuscript under the supervision of Harinōhana Vidyābhūsana for Samuel G.T. Heatly (Heatley). Unfortunately the first volume is now missing from the collections. The volume has brown marbled cover and is in good condition.
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. 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. Please bring photo ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
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.
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- English
- Sanskrit
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A guard book, listing the Collections, provided the identifying and provenance details. Presumably these were taken from the first volume of the manuscript which is now missing. The guard book is available in the Society's Reading Room.
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- Heatley Samuel (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.