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1. Mss Eur E80

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E80
Title:
Album of 12 drawings by de Jonville to illustrate his writings on Ceylon, its geology, its religion and the customs of the people. 1798-1801. Artist(s): Jonville, Eudelin de (fl. 1798-1805)
Scope & Content:
‘Quelques Notions sur L'Isle de Ceylan. Vol. 1’. 12 drawings by de Jonville to illustrate his writings on Ceylon, its geology, its religion and the customs of the people. 1798-1801. See also his article 'On the religion and manners of the people of Ceylon', ‘Asiatick Researches,’ 1803, 397-44...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1801
Extent:
1 Item

2. Mss Eur E80-82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E80-82
Title:
JONVILLE, EUDELIN DE (fl. 1798-1805) De Jonville was a Corsican who met Lord North, Secretary of State to Sir Gilbert Elliot, the Viceroy of Corsica, ...
Scope & Content:
JONVILLE, EUDELIN DE (fl. 1798-1805) De Jonville was a Corsican who met Lord North, Secretary of State to Sir Gilbert Elliot, the Viceroy of Corsica, during the British occupation of the island from 1795 to 1796. North must have been impressed by de Jonville's ability, and de Jonville, for his ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1803
Extent:
3 items

3. Mss Eur E81

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E81
Title:
184 drawings in an album, depicting plants of Ceylon. This is the second of three volumes written and drawn by Eudelin de Jonville entitled: 'Quelques Notions sur L'Isle de Ceylon'. Artist(s): Jonville, Eudelin de (fl. 1798-1805)
Scope & Content:
One hundred and eighty-four folios in pencil and water-colour depicting plants of Ceylon bound in a volume measuring 15 inches by 10.5. Twenty-four are unfinished and a line drawing of a fish is included on f.126. The drawings are numbered on the back 1-184 and each folio bears a description o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1801
Extent:
1 Item

4. Mss Eur E82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E82
Title:
76 drawings in an album, depicting mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms and fish of Ceylon. This is the third of three volumes written and drawn by Eudelin de Jonville entitled: 'Quelques Notions sur L'Isle de Ceylon'. A
Scope & Content:
Seventy-six folios in pencil, pen-and-ink and water-colour, bound in a volume measuring 15 by 10.5 inches. Sixty-nine ff. depict 2 mammals, 24 birds, 8 reptilia, 28 insects, 6 arthropods, while 7 ff. (70-76) depict a miscellaneous group including 1 mollusc, 2 echinoderms, 1 amphibia, 1 reptilia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item