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Mss Eur F140/233
- Record Id:
- 040-002479500
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002313391
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000038411.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F140/233
- Title:
- Second of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
- Scope & Content:
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Genre/Subject Matter
Second of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873.
Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are a number of blank pages.
1 ‘View from Inverarm, Simla June 19th’
2 ‘From Maharao dak bungalow June 21st /69’
3 ‘View 27 miles from Simla, on the Narkunda road – June 21st /69’
4 ‘Between Gowta & Serahun. June 25th /69’
5 ‘Between Serahun & Terrunda June 26th /69.’
6 ‘Wanctu Bridge – The Spiti road ascends the spur to the left & the Kilba road branches off this side of the river.’
7 ‘View of the valley of the Sutlej from Mr Paul’s Bungalow at Kilba. June 24th /69’
8 ‘Up in the Snows – July 4th /69.’
9 ‘My Camp in the Apricot orchard. July 5th /69’
10 ‘Kylos from Singla July 9th /69’
11 ‘Shahshela Mts. View on the road between Singla & Rackhum. July 10th /69’.
12 ‘The summit of Kylos from Rackhum. July 12th /69’
13 ‘Village of Chilkut from my camp – July 17th /69.’
14 ‘A View of the Shahshela peaks from the Rackhum & Chilkut Road July 20th /69’
15 ‘Josshouse at Nachar village. July 25th 69’
16 ‘View before sunrise from Terrunda. July 27th /69’
17 ‘Last view of Kylos – July 27th’
18 ‘Place where the path gave way with Sir A. L[awrence] Between Terunda and Serahun – July 27th /69’ [pasted in]
19 ‘In Narkunda forest July 31st’
20 ‘Nûrpûr Fort April 17th /70’
21 ‘Looking SE from the Rajahs travellers bungalow Chumba April 23rd’
22 ‘Wooden Bridge by Kalail Camp April 24th /70’
23 ‘Snows by the Chance Pass from Kotera – April 27th’
24 ‘Going down the Chance Pass – May 3rd /70’
25 ‘View from my tent door at Mindel – May 4th /70’
26 ‘A near share for my tents and Phagoo May 5th /70’
27 ‘Looking out for Ibex on the grass slopes. May 15th /70’
28 ‘A nasty bit to climb – May 21st /70’
29 Head of an ibex
30 ‘Tirhot. Lahoul – May 25th /70’
31 ‘From Zinzingbir Camp June 1st /70’
32 ‘View in the Valley between the Bara Lacha and Lachalang Passes. 14,000 ft June 4th /70’
33 ‘Snow bridge, after crossing the Lachalang. June 7th /70’
34 ‘One of my Tartar gunbearers Hemmia June 13th’
35 ‘Monastery of Chimray June 17th /70’
36 ‘View of the snowy range from my camp below the Sacti Pass June 18th /70’
37 ‘North end of the Pangong Lake from Lootham June 21st /70’
38 ‘View looking up the Chung Chenmo valley from Keum June 26th /70’
39 ‘Ditto from my 3rd Camp June 28th /70’
40 ‘Tibetan Antelope. Chung Chenmo July 3rd /70’
41 Shikar. ‘Very kind of them to come my way, July 2nd /70’
42 ‘Meeting with a party of Yarkandu July 16th /70’
43 ‘View from Tent door at Sacti – July 20th /70’
44 ‘The Maharajah’s Palace, Leh July 25th /70’
45 ‘View from my camp at Shurla July 30th /70’
46 ‘Thibetan altars and natives’
Inscriptions
Flyleaves signed and dated as follows:
'Jeffery C Amherst
Rifle Brigade
June 15th 1869 to July 31st 1870’
Labels
Letterpress affixed to inner rear endpaper:
‘From
Bowden & Co.
314, Oxford Street,
Corner of Harewood
Place,
London, W.’
Other notes
This volume contains a 3-page itinerary at the back.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- Amherst Collection
India Office Private Papers - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002313391
036-003283718
040-002479500 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F140 : Papers of 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of Bengal 1823-28
Mss Eur F140/232-234 : AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)…
Mss Eur F140/233 : Second of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst - Hierarchy:
- 032-002313391[0040]/036-003283718[0008]/040-002479500
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F140
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 46 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 15 Jun 1869-31 Jul 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions
Volume: 21 x 17 cm
- Source of Acquisition:
- Mss Eur F140/232–234 deposited on permanent loan by the 5th Earl of Amherst, M.C., together with Add.Or.2538–2540, WD2966, and P1743; purchased 1997.
- Arrangement:
- The volume has not been foliated throughout, however, the drawings have been numbered and the numbers noted refer to the sequence of drawings as they appear in this volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)