GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. X A (ff. iii+21). Notes by Gen. Gordon, mostly relating to the Nile and Central Africa; circa 1874. The memoranda are written on both inside covers, and from the back as well as the front of a small notebook (185 x 120mm.).
GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. XI (ff. 34). 1. ff. 1-20b. Maps of China, mostly by Gen. Gordon, illustrating the course of the Taiping Rebellion, 1862-1864; 1863-1864, n.d. Included are four lithographed maps, the first of which, Sketch map of the operations against the rebels in 1862-6...
B. Carte du pays entre Massawa et Hala¹ d'apres les reconnaissances de Munzinger; [1875-1876?]. French. Printed, with MS. annotations which may be by Gordon. 670 x 490mm. Africa: Maps of equatorial Africa: [1875-1876?]: Partly French: Printed. Johann Albert Werner Munzinger, Swiss linguist a...
GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. VII (ff. 107). Annotated copies of accounts by Capt. Roderick Dew, R.N., of events during the Taiping Rebellion, 1862-1865; aft. 1866 (watermark, f. 1). Andrew Wilson lists 'the private journal kept by Captain Roderick Dew, R.N., of his operations against th...
D. Carte du cours du Nil entre Dufli et le lac Albert, based on a survey by R. Gessi; 1876. French and Arabic. Printed. For another copy of this map, see Add. MS. 51310, f. 22. 450 x 305mm. River Nile: Maps, [1875?]: 1875-1876: Fr. and Arabic: Printed. Romolo Gessi, Italian military commande...
GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. XXI A (ff. ii+60). Diary of his voyage to Canada, and travels in Canada and the north-eastern states of the U.S.A.; 27 Apr.-aft. 24 Aug. 1829. Although the diary gives only the day of the month, the year can be established from Gen. H. W. Gordon's referenc...
GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. XXI B (ff. ii+63). Game book; 1840-1854. Includes accounts of bags in Corfu, the West Indies, Portsmouth, Halifax (co. York), Ireland, the Cape of Good Hope, China, and Hong Kong. At the back of the book, in pencil, are doodles, and some notes (ff. 60b-59b...
C. Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa, by J. H. Speke, 'constructed by Keith Johnson, F.R.S.E.', with inset sketch map of part of east and central Africa, by Erhardt and Rebmann; 1863. Printed. The MS. additions on the verso are by Gordon. 545 x 415mm. Africa: Maps of equatorial Africa: [1875-1...
Vol. V (ff. 171). 1871-1884. includes: ff. 1-2, 5-6b, 24, 53 Henrietta Rose Gordon, wife of General Sir H W Gordon: Letters to, from her brother-in-law, Gen. C. G. Gordon: 1871-1881: Partly copy.ff. 3, 7-23, 25-50b, 55-171 Sir Henry William Gordon, KCB; brother of Major -General C G Gordon...