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41. IOR/X/14751

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/14751
Title:
A Collection of Maps of India, Adjacent Countries and the Indian Ocean, previously owned by Enoch Powell, MP
Scope & Content:
This collection has 14 sheets, some of which are composites of individual sheets pasted to form contiguous areas of India and adjacent countries. The most recent printed date on the maps is 1946, the oldest is 1923. The manuscript additions on some maps are undated. The envelope associated with t...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
14 sheets and 1 envelope

42. IOR/X/14784

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/14784
Title:
'Map of Calcutta' published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Scope & Content:
A street map of Calcutta, at a scale of approximately 1:21,120, published in London by George Cox under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1 January 1852. The map is not oriented to North. A list of 27 public buildings, churches and chapels is referenced bel...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 sheet

43. IOR Neg 11606-36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 11606-36
Title:
Sir Robert Cowan papers.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and account books of Sir Robert Cowan, free merchant at Bombay 1719, Chief of the Factory at Goa 1720, Chief at Mocha 1724, Governor of Bombay 1729-34.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1719-1741
Extent:
31 reels

44. IOR Neg 12037-38

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 12037-38
Title:
Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton (1845-1915), Bengal Civil Service 1867-1902, Chief Commissioner of Assam 1896-1902, Liberal MP 1906-10; and of his son Sir (Harry) Evan Auguste Cotton (1868-1939), Calcutta barrister, President, Bengal Legislative Council 1922-25.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1942
Extent:
2 reels

45. Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3
Title:
Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758- 1836); and of other members of the Fowke, Benn and Walsh families.
Scope & Content:
Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771-1849
Extent:
25 volumes

46. Mss Eur A172

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A172
Title:
Lady Frances Chambers papers.
Scope & Content:
Diary of Lady Frances Chambers (1758-1839), wife of Sir Robert Chambers (1737-1803), Judge of Supreme Court, Calcutta 1774, Chief Justice 1791-99, giving brief details of her social life in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1784
Extent:
1 volume

47. Mss Eur A196

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A196
Title:
Robert Allan papers.
Scope & Content:
Journal of Robert Allan, an officer of HMS `Salsette', on convoy and patrol duties to India and in the Indian Ocean.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1813-1816
Extent:
1 volume

48. Mss Eur A218

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A218
Title:
Anonymous diary, dated 5 Apr-24 Dec 1823, kept by passenger on board the `Sophia' of her voyage from Gravesend to Madras and Calcutta, his business dealings in Calcutta, and commencement of return journey by the `Sophia'.
Scope & Content:
Anonymous diary, dated 5 Apr-24 Dec 1823, kept by passenger on board the `Sophia' of her voyage from Gravesend to Madras and Calcutta, his business dealings in Calcutta, and commencement of return journey by the `Sophia'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1823
Extent:
1 volume

49. Mss Eur B117

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B117
Title:
Henry Elmsley Busteed papers.
Scope & Content:
`Echoes from Old Calcutta, being chiefly reminiscences of the days of Warren Hastings, Francis and Impey' (4th edn, London 1908), by Henry Elmsley Busteed (1832-1912), Madras Medical Service 1855-86; with newspaper cuttings and notes.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 volume

50. Mss Eur B143

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B143
Title:
Plowden Family papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 1781, from Richard Chicheley Plowden (1743-1830), Bengal Civil Service 1780-88, East India Company Director 1803-29, written on a journey from Chunar to Lucknow to his wife at Lucknow; also letter, dated 1804, from their son George Augustus Chicheley Plowden (1785-1804), Bengal Civi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781-1804
Extent:
7 folios