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Mss Eur C21
- Record Id:
- 032-002264863
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002264863
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x00004a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C21
- Title:
- `The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756. These printed sheets (nd, ?1770-75) are heavily annotated by Orme and comprise a version of Book VI of his history differing from both the published version and the manuscript in Mss Eur Orme India VII.
- Scope & Content:
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`The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756. These printed sheets (nd, ?1770-75) are heavily annotated by Orme and comprise a version of Book VI of his history differing from both the published version and the manuscript in Mss Eur Orme India VII.
Dated as: no date
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002264863", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur C21: `The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002264863
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002264863
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- K186
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presumably a stray from the Orme Collection.
- Finding Aids:
- For the full description, see G.R Kaye and E.H. Johnston, Catalogue of Manuscripts in European Languages (London: HMSO, 1937), no. K186
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Orme, Robert, East India Company official and historian, 1728-1801
Siraj-ud-daula, Nawab of Bengal - Places:
- Bengal, India
Calcutta, India