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Add MS 4924
- Record Id:
- 032-002110444
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002110444
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000040.0x000095
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 4924
- Title:
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Map of the southern portion of 'Magindano' (i.e. the sultanate of Maguindanao, on the western side of the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines), drawn by Fakymolano, elder brother of the Sultan.
- Scope & Content:
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This map was drawn by 'Fakymolano', i.e. Fakih Maulana Muhammad Amiruddin, former sultan of Maguindanao, for Captain Thomas Forrest, during a visit to Mindanao in 1775. The map and geographical namesin Malay in Jawi scrip are by Fakymolano, with romanized transliterations added by Forrest. It was subsequently used by Forrest to provide the interior features of his chart of 'Part of Magindano' (Plate *18 in Forrest's Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas ... 1779). Circ. A.D. 1775.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002110444
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002110444
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_4924 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Malay
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1770
- End Date:
- 1780
- Date Range:
- c 1775
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- 1 f., now folded in four. Paper. 330 x 420 mm. Leather binding.
- Custodial History:
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Captain Thomas Forrest, navigator.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Capt. Thomas Forrest, 18 Dec. 1778.
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p.106.
Thomas Forrest, A voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas 1774-1776. 2nd ed. with plates. London, 1780, p.185, and Plate 18.
- Exhibitions:
- Land of Gold and Spices: Early Maps of Southeast Asia and Singapore, National Library of Singapore, Singapore, 16 January 2015 - 19 July 2015
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)