Collection of itineraries in the North-Western Provinces including diary of Lord Auckland's journey to meet Ranjit Singh 1838-39, probably compiled by Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Bart (1799-1875), Bengal Civil Service 1820-53, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1842-49.
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Collection of itineraries in the North-Western Provinces including diary of Lord Auckland's journey to meet Ranjit Singh 1838-39, probably compiled by Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Bart (1799-1875), Bengal Civil Service 1820-53, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1842-49.
Report by William Griffith (1810-45), Madras Medical Service 1832-45, on the botanical, agricultural and natural products of Afghanistan, printed in part in `Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', nos x-xi (1841-42) and in Griffith's `Journals of Travels', 6 vols (Calcutta 1847-54).
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Report by William Griffith (1810-45), Madras Medical Service 1832-45, on the botanical, agricultural and natural products of Afghanistan, printed in part in `Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', nos x-xi (1841-42) and in Griffith's `Journals of Travels', 6 vols (Calcutta 1847-54).
Typescript account of the career of Col Edward Arthur Henry Webb (d 1873), Madras Army 1833, by his son, with copy of papers relating to his captivity at Kabul 1841-42.
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Typescript account of the career of Col Edward Arthur Henry Webb (d 1873), Madras Army 1833, by his son, with copy of papers relating to his captivity at Kabul 1841-42.
Proposal by Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1875), railway engineer, Professor of Civil Engineering, University College London 1841, for a system of railways in India.
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Proposal by Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1875), railway engineer, Professor of Civil Engineering, University College London 1841, for a system of railways in India.
Papers relating to the `Bhattis' of Rajputana comprising: (i) copies of official papers, dated 1839-43, on the settlement of the boundaries of the `Bhatti' territory and the States of Bikanir and Bahawalpur; (ii) a history of the `Bhattis' and `Rathors' (possibly a translation) written out in 1848; (iii) extracts translated from `Khulasat al-tawarikh' (1696) and notes on places in Hissar district (1802).
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Papers relating to the `Bhattis' of Rajputana comprising: (i) copies of official papers, dated 1839-43, on the settlement of the boundaries of the `Bhatti' territory and the States of Bikanir and Bahawalpur; (ii) a history of the `Bhattis' and `Rathors' (possibly a translation) written out in 184...
`Continuance of Journal No.18' of Maj-Gen (later General) James Welsh (1775-1861), Madras Army 1791-1847, chiefly describing his social life, but also referring to his suppression of the rebellion in Golconda. Cf his `Military Reminiscences extracted from a Journal ...' (London 1830).
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`Continuance of Journal No.18' of Maj-Gen (later General) James Welsh (1775-1861), Madras Army 1791-1847, chiefly describing his social life, but also referring to his suppression of the rebellion in Golconda. Cf his `Military Reminiscences extracted from a Journal ...' (London 1830).
`A Practical Memoir on the History and Treatment of the diseases of the Elephant...': manuscript by William Gilchrist (1867-95), Madras Medical Service 1830-55, on which was based his `Practical Treatise on the Treatment of the diseases of the Elephant...', pt I (Calcutta 1851).
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`A Practical Memoir on the History and Treatment of the diseases of the Elephant...': manuscript by William Gilchrist (1867-95), Madras Medical Service 1830-55, on which was based his `Practical Treatise on the Treatment of the diseases of the Elephant...', pt I (Calcutta 1851).
Memoranda, correspondence and telegrams of Maj-Gen (later General) Sir William Rose Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst (1819-76), British Army 1833, Chief of Staff to Sir Colin Campbell, C-in-C, India 1857-60, mainly relating to military administration and operations during the Indian mutiny.
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Memoranda, correspondence and telegrams of Maj-Gen (later General) Sir William Rose Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst (1819-76), British Army 1833, Chief of Staff to Sir Colin Campbell, C-in-C, India 1857-60, mainly relating to military administration and operations during the Indian mutiny.