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Name Rennell, James, cartographer, 1742-1830 Place Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

1. Mss Eur D1073

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Mss Eur D1073
Title:
James Rennell papers.
Scope & Content:
Copies of personal letters from Maj James Rennell (1742-1830), midshipman and Master's mate in Royal Navy 1756-62, Surveyor 1764 and Surveyor-General 1767-77 of Bengal, to his guardian, Rev Gilbert Burrington, describing life in the Navy, India and England.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1758-1785
Extent:
1 volume

2. Mss Eur Mack Gen

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Mss Eur Mack Gen
Title:
Colin Mackenzie Papers: General and Miscellaneous Collections
Scope & Content:
The Mackenzie 'General' and Miscellaneous Collections contain some 179 volumes or folders or papers, mainly comprising English translations from the languages of southern and central India (as distinct from Hindustan), and chiefly relating to the antiquities, legends, history, literature, religi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1608-1826
Extent:
179 items

3. Mss Eur Orme

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme
Title:
Robert Orme papers.
Scope & Content:
Orme Collection: papers of Robert Orme (1728-1801), East India Company servant, Bengal and Madras 1743-58, historiographer to the Company 1769-1801, chiefly collected for his `History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from the year 1745' (London 1763, 1778).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1796
Extent:
356 volumes