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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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- User Conditions:
- 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
Gerard, James Gilbert, army surgeon and surveyor, 1793-1835
Gerard, Patrick, Captain; Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Kennedy, Charles P, Captain
Kőrösi Csoma, Sándor, philologist and orientalist, 1784-1842
Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe
Moorcroft, William, veterinary surgeon and traveller, 1765-1825
Ochterlony, David, 1st Baronet, Major-General
Palmer, John, Subject of Mss Eur D443
Parry, Edward, Subject of Mss Eur G92
Ruvron, -, correspondent of William Moorcroft, fl 1818
Saunders, George, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Traill, George William, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Trebeck, Charles, Subject of Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Trebeck, George
Walker, William, Captain
Wallich, Nathanael, MD, Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden
Wilson, Horace Hayman, orientalist, 1786-1860 - 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