Series FBH/1 - Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur

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Reference code

GB 891 FBH-FBH/1

Title

Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur

Date(s)

  • 1807 - 1808 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

2 volumes handwritten manuscript

Context area

Name of creator

Hamilton Francis Buchanan 1762-1829 Scottish physician and botanist in the Bengal medical service 17951815 superintendent Botanical Garden Calcutta 18141815

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur consists of 2 bound volumes. The first contains:

  • Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Dinajpur (222 pages
  • Book II: Peoples of Dinajpur (160 pages + 20 pages of appendices containing lists and tables
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Language of material

  • English
  • Hindi

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