1. IOR/P/3/38 Sep 1788 pp 258-354
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/3/38 Sep 1788 pp 258-354
- Title:
- Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Kyd regarding the cultivation of the prickly pear and cochineal insect; plus recording meteorological and agricultural information
- Scope & Content:
- No. 19, Letter from Lieutenant Coloneal Robert Kyd dated 08 Sep 1788. [pp 258-346] Kyd discusses the expedition of Thiery de Menonville to Guaxaca to retrieve samples of the prickly pear and cochineal insect. The letter contains extensive extracts from Nicolas-Joseph Thiery de Menonville, Traité...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 08 Sep 1788
- Extent:
- 97 pages