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1. Mss Eur F95

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F95
Title:
Robert Kyd papers.
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers of Lt-Col Robert Kyd (1746-93), Bengal Army 1764-93, founder and honorary Superintendent of the Botanic Garden at Calcutta 1786-93, including a survey called `Some Remarks on the Soil and Cultivation on the western side of the River Hooghly', sent to Sir William Jones on 7 De...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1788-1791
Extent:
1 volume; 1 portfolio

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