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1. Mss Eur F21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F21/2
Title:
Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, containing a map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 1 and 3 by Frans Balthazar Solvyns. The rest are copies of others' sketches perhaps by Solvyns.. Artist(s): Solvyns, F
Scope & Content:
A map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from an ‘Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,’ compiled by Captain Alexander Kyd (1754-1826), c.1792. He was the nephew of Robert Kyd (1746-93), founder of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens at Sibpur. Alexander in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1787-1792
Extent:
1 Item

2. Mss Eur F95/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F95/2
Title:
Some remarks on the Soil and Cultivation on the Western Side of the River Hoogly. 8 drawings by Indian draftsmen, probably of Calcutta
Scope & Content:
‘Some remarks on the Soil and Cultivation on the Western Side of the River Hoogly.’ 8 drawings by Indian draftsmen, probably from Calcutta, c.1790, collected by Robert Kyd (1746-93). Despatched to the Court of Directors, 13 December 1792, by Robert Kyd. At his death in May 1793 he bequeathed h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item