Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1838 - 1841 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 items 3 pieces handwritten and hand-drawn
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Major Salter served as a Brigadier under General Whish in the Punjab. He is mentioned in Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes' A Year on the Punjab Frontier, in 1848-49.
Repository
Archival history
The material was created by Major Salter. It came into the possession of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm who donated it to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The material was acquired from Sir Charles Malcolm some time in 1840-1841.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sketch and description of a temple fresco, Reespa, on the banks of the Sutlej river, Kinnaur district, northern India. The sketch is in coloured pencil depicting the Supreme Deity, attendants and other symbolic figures. This was copied from a fresco,… read more
Conditions of access and use area
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… read more
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.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Malcolm Sir Charles 1782-1851 (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.