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1. Mss Eur F140/232-234

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Mss Eur F140/232-234
Title:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867 ...
Scope & Content:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867; Captain 1875. Retired on half-pay 1876. --------------------- Mss Eur F140/232-234 Three journals covering service with his regiment and furlo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1873
Extent:
3 items

2. Mss Eur F140/233

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/233
Title:
Second of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Second of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are a number of blank pages. 1 ‘View from Inverarm, Sim...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1869-31 Jul 1870
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 46 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

3. Mss Eur F140/232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/232
Title:
First of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst, fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter First of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are a number of blank pages. 1 On board the Bangalore. ‘Ou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1867-12 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 42 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

4. Mss Eur F140/234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234
Title:
Third of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Third of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are four unidentified watercolour views loose in the album...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1870-Apr 1876
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 49 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

5. Mss Eur F140/234/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234/5
Title:
‘Aden – Oct 22nd /71’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter These two small watercolour drawings depict scenes taken from life at the Settlement of Aden in 1871. Both drawings focus on Arabs’ use of camels as a form of transport. In the left-hand drawing, four veiled women perch alongside one another atop a litter held in place on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1871
Extent:
2 drawings; watercolour and pencil on paper, pasted into volume

6. Mss Eur F140/234/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234/4
Title:
‘Capt C. at Marshag. May 22nd 71’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This pencil sketch on paper depicts a man reclining against a pillow on a chaise-longue while reading. It is drawn in the style of a caricature, which is in keeping with other figural sketches in this volume and, more broadly, in the related files Mss Eur F140/232 and Mss E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1871
Extent:
1 drawing; pencil on paper, pasted into volume

7. Mss Eur C116/1

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Mss Eur C116/1
Title:
61 paintings illustrating the Adhyatma Ramayana, vol. 1
Scope & Content:
285ff., 61 drawings inscribed with titles. f.3v The sage, Vyasa, traditional author of the ‘Adhyatma Ramayana.’ Inscribed: ‘Vyasa.’ f.6v Anand Gran, a Benares pandit, author of the Persian version of the ‘Adhyatma Ramayana’ translated by Boddam. Inscribed: ‘Anand G’han.’ f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1803-1804
Extent:
1 Item

8. Mss Eur C116/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C116/2
Title:
24 paintings illustrating the Adhyatma Ramayana, vol. 2
Scope & Content:
413ff., 24 drawings inscribed with titles. f.4v Hanuman, a monkey chief, meeting Rama at Rishyamukha. Inscribed: ‘Hoonoman meeting Rama at Rishya Muc’ha.’ f.7v Sugriva, the monkey king, ally of Rama. Inscribed: ‘Sugriva.’ f.12 Matanga, a sage visited by Rama. Ins...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1803-1804
Extent:
1 Item