'The Caundum for Chapter of the Baudosha of Veelauyel Hindostan & Toorkastan [Turkestan]'
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Copied by GMB. Contains two pencil sketches of a building on the verso of the final folio. 1828 catalogue gives the title: History of the Padshahs of Hindustan and Turkestan.
'The Genealogical Account of the King of Karavalaba [Kerra Vakkabha] Rajah of Aurgoatto Kooroovrum'
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Copied by G.M.B. 7th July 1821. The 1828 catalogue gives the title of the part as 'The genealogical account of Kerra Vakkabha Raja, of Vallapanad in Malayalam'.
Memoir on Wannee in Ceylon, and papers relating to it.
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(a) Wannee in Ceylon: Extracts in Dutch from Mackenzie Private 59.1, pp. 5-6, 7-8, 8-15, 16-18, and 18-23. These extracts are supplemented by (h) infra, q.v. (b) Wanne in Ceylon: English translation of the preceeding. (c) Moolletivo [= Mullaittivu] 23 May 1793.Memorial of the state of the Wann...
Visit of Gerrit de Heere, Governor of Ceylon, to Tutocoreen [Tuticorin]
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Extract of a diary held by Mr Gerrit de Heere, Governor and Director of the Island of Ceylon &ca as well by himself, as by his order by the Secretary Gerrit van Tholl, regarding the most principal matter and occurrences in his journey to and visit on the Coast of Madura till Tutocoreen [Tuti...
Babu Rao's report on a Journey to Panch Giri, Karekal and along the coast for the purpose of collecting historical information, coins, &c., 1816 to May 1817
The particulars of performing the Brimma Wochapum (or grand ceremony) Puriya Purvum (or five ceremonys) Masa Wochapum (or month ceremony) and Neteya Pady (or daily ceremony) of the God of Vurta Raja Samy at Canjepoorum [Kanjipuram] and also the Sattomoora (or ceremony of the of the Allvars and Auchares) was informed by the Ragava Putton and Samy Putton of the Pagoda.
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Translation dated as 12 August 1816. H H Wilson's 1828 catalogue describes Part 39 as 'Account of the Arrival of Sekander to Hindoostan'; an amendment to that catalogue from 1986 suggests that there are two parts numbered 39 (i) and 39 (ii), however the volume itself only contains the part rela...