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1. Mss Burmese 204

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Burmese 204
Title:
Elephants in art
Scope & Content:
Contains 22 coloured illustrations of elephants with their titles.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
44 folios

2. Or 3478

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 3478
Title:
Maps on European paper
Scope & Content:
Maps on European paper, some with cloth backing, various size. (1) Pictorial map of the country between the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers in the area east of Mandalay. Towns and administrative seats marked in Burmese. (2) Another pictorial map, in red, green and black, of the same region. (3)...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese, Chinese, and English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (9 sheets)

3. Or 13307

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13307
Title:
ရွှေဘိုမြို့ကြီးပုံ Rvhe bhui mruiʹ krīʺ puṃ
Scope & Content:
Gives measurements, buildings, names of gates. A description of the founding of the town is given above the map. A table in left hand column lists the kings of the Konbaung dynasty ending with Thibaw, and gives the numbers of years that each reigned. Map drawn by Maung Htu, retired Township Off...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
Single folio

4. Or 13915

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13915
Title:
Flora and fauna
Scope & Content:
Flora, fauna, spirit, etc. Illustrations include spirit, plants, a Buddhist monastery, zodiac figures, an elephant goring a tiger.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
24 folios

5. Or 13916

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13916
Title:
Treatise on elephants
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is about elephants and their diseases: a treatise on elephants.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
23 folios

6. Or 14006

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14006
Title:
Horsemanship
Scope & Content:
Modes of horsemanship.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
37 folios

7. Or 16052

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16052
Title:
Shell manuscript
Scope & Content:
Printed Burmese petition from the people of Myeik addressed to the British Governor of Burma, ca. 1907.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1907
Extent:

Two silk leaves

8. Sloane MS 4098

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 4098
Title:
[Trading permit from King Sandawizaya of Arakan]
Scope & Content:
A permit from King Sandawizaya of Arakan (r. 1710-1731 A.D.) to the Armenian merchant Khwajeh Georgin, giving him permission to trade. Dated 1090 (1728 A.D.). Longest and earliest dated palm leaf in the Burmese Collection. In Arakanese.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1728
Extent:
A single leaf

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