Original manuscript notes concerning the Gangetic fishes
Scope & Content:
Most of the notes are in Latin, with occasional remarks in English, and some also show the Bengali names. The notes correspond to the printed text of Fishes found in the river the Ganges... but have been considerably revised before publication.
Manuscript material for 'An Account of the Fishes found in the River Ganges and its branches, etc.'
Scope & Content:
Manuscript field notes, texts and drawings, which were used for the compilation of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton's An Account of the Fishes found in the River Ganges and its Branches (Edinburgh: A Constable & Co, 1822).