Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV 5-RAS GOV 5/11-RAS GOV 5/11/6
Title
The Humble Petition of the Royal Asiatic Society
Date(s)
- 05/03/1987 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
5 pages 210mm x 297mm
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-present)
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Text of petition from the Royal Asiatic Society to the Privy Council concerning a change in the Charter.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English