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Mss Eur F95
- Record Id:
- 032-002285606
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002285606
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0002d4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 Dec 1791.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002285606", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F95: Robert Kyd papers." },{ "id" : "040-003283714", "parent" : "032-002285606", "text" : "Mss Eur F95/2: Some remarks on the Soil and Cultivation on the Western Side of the River Hoogly. 8 drawings by Indian draftsmen, probably of Calcutta" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002285606
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F95/2 : Some remarks on the Soil and Cultivation on the Western Side of the River Hoogly. 8 drawings by Indian draftsmen, probably of Calcutta
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- 032-002285606
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F95
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume; 1 portfolio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1788
- End Date:
- 1791
- Date Range:
- 1788-1791
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 16 March 1959
- Finding Aids:
- For detailed description see handlist in the reading room.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Calcutta Botanic Gardens
Kyd, Robert, botanist; army officer; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1746-1793 - Places:
- Bengal, India
Hooghly River, West Bengal, India
Maggah Thana Fort, Botanic Gardens, Calcutta