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Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
- Record Id:
- 032-002264583
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002264583
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x00020d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
- Title:
- Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
- Scope & Content:
- Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002264583", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31: Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002264583
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002264583
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 51 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1812
- End Date:
- 1825
- Date Range:
- 1812-1825
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former Internal References:
- K307-64; J823-24
- Finding Aids:
- For the full description, see G.R Kaye and E.H. Johnston, Catalogue of Manuscripts in European Languages (London: HMSO, 1937), no. K307-64; J 823-24
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Edmonstone, Neil Benjamin, civil servant and director of the East India Company, 1765-1841 (Subject)
Gerard, James Gilbert, army surgeon and surveyor, 1793-1835 (Subject)
Gerard, Patrick, Captain; Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31 (Subject)
Kennedy, Charles P, Captain (Subject)
Kőrösi Csoma, Sándor, philologist and orientalist, 1784-1842 (Subject)
Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe (Subject)
Moorcroft, William, veterinary surgeon and traveller, 1765-1825 (Creator)
Ochterlony, David, 1st Baronet, Major-General (Subject)
Palmer, John, Subject of Mss Eur D443 (Subject)
Parry, Edward, Subject of Mss Eur G92 (Subject)
Ruvron, -, correspondent of William Moorcroft, fl 1818 (Subject)
Saunders, George, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31 (Subject)
Traill, George William, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31 (Subject)
Trebeck, Charles, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31 (Subject)
Trebeck, George (Subject)
Walker, William, Captain (Subject)
Wallich, Nathanael, MD, Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden (Subject)
Wilson, Horace Hayman, orientalist, 1786-1860 (Subject) - Places:
- Abū-Shahr, Persia
Afghanistan, Asia
Būshehr, Persia
Caves of Bamian, Afghanistan
Central Asia, Asia
China, Asia
Dras, Kashmir
Himalaya Mountains, Tibet
Hormuz Isle, Persian Gulf
India, Asia
Jhelum River, India
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kulu, Punjab
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Ladakh, Kashmir
Lahore, Punjab, Asia
Leh, Ladakh, Kashmir
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Punjab, Asia
Sinkiang, China
Srinagar, Kashmir
Tash Kurghan, Sinkiang, China
Waziristan, Pakistan
Yarkand, Sinkiang, China