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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Title:: Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
Scope & Content:: Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing th...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1812-1825
Extent:: 51 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Foster 1075
Title:: The Lawrence Testimonial: an impressive candelabra presented to Sir Henry Lawrence showing scenes of the Anglo-Sikh Wars and the Court of Lahore. Artist(s): Hunt and Roskell, after Alfred Brown
Scope & Content:: This oversized silver candelabra was presented to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-57) as a ‘Testimonial’ from the ‘Friends of the Panjab’ in 1856. Lawrence was appointed as the British Resident in Lahore in 1846 and was the President of the Board of Administration for the Affairs of the Panj...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1840-65
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1873-81
Title:: Papers of General Chesney, Royal Artillery, explorer and surveyor
Scope & Content:: Papers of General Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872), Royal Artillery, explorer and surveyor, chiefly relating to his survey (1830) of the Isthmus of Suez showing that a canal was practicable, and his exploration of the Euphrates valley (1831, 1835-37) with a view to the development of an overlan...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1823-1885
Extent:: 9 reels

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1874
Title:
Scope & Content:: Narrative of Chesney's travels to Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and an account of his exploration of the Euphrates Valley
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1831
Extent:: Unspecified

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1875
Title:
Scope & Content:: Chesney's account of his exploration of the Euphrates Valley in 1831, together with his report on his survey of the Isthmus of Suez in 1830, including map
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1830-1831
Extent:: Unspecified

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1876/1
Title:
Scope & Content:: Folder of correspondence and papers relating to the Euphrates Expedition
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1835-1837
Extent:: Unspecified

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1876/2
Title:
Scope & Content:: Collection of press-cuttings on the Euphrates Expedition of
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1835-1837
Extent:: Unspecified

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR Neg 1878
Title:
Scope & Content:: Letter-book containing copies and drafts of letters sent together with an index of correspondents and subjects
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1851-1856
Extent:: Unspecified

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