The first page has the inscription 'Revd H Pole Fraser from J Michell, Darjeeling 5th July 1880'. This is Michell's younger half-brother Henry Pole Fraser (1853-1937), Rector of Ryton, Shropshire.
The first page has the inscription 'Revd H Pole Fraser from J Michell, Darjeeling 5th July 1880'. This is Michell's younger half-brother Henry Pole Fraser (1853-1937), Rector of Ryton, Shropshire.
The first page has the inscription 'Revd H Pole Fraser from J Michell, Darjeeling 5th July 1880'. This is Michell's younger half-brother Henry Pole Fraser (1853-1937), Rector of Ryton, Shropshire.
Darjeeling Ferns: book of dried and pressed specimens of ferns
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The inside front cover has the inscription 'E E M from J W A M for 28 Aug 89' and is dated Darjeeling 19th August 1889. This is Michell's wife Edith Eliza Michell.
The title page is inscribed 'Henry P Laser, scrap book, July 13th 1866, to James William Abbott Michell, a Birthday gift'. Folio 1: Blank page with shelfmark. Folio 2: Title page. Folio 3: Four photographs of women, two labelled as Venus and Diana. Folio 4: Three photographs, one labelled as 'T...
Book of watercolour sketches of landscape views of the Himalayas
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The volume is labelled "Old Sketch Book (damaged)". The sketches were begun in 1875, but the book was damaged by salt water in 1890, and then rebound in 1891. The sketches are mostly of landscapes in the Himalayan regions of Sikkim, Kulu, Lahaul, Kangra Valley, Punjab, Garhwal, Nepal, and Kumaon...