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Or 3534 A/1-2
- Record Id:
- 040-003345785
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003316285
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035478271.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 3534 A/1-2
- Title:
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[Collection of Charles Gordon's papers - Chinese and Arabic]
- Scope & Content:
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Chinese document with red wax stamp.
Arabic letter, addressed to Henry William Gordon, dated 19 August 1884.
Envelope addressed in English and Arabic to Sir Henry William Gordon in London, 'Member of the Anti-slavish society', with Egyptian postage stamps.
On the spine of the volume: 'Oriental 3534.A (1-2). Brit. Mus. Gordon Papers. Chinese & Arabic'.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003316285
040-003345785 - Is part of:
- Or 3534 A : Collection of papers in Chinese, Manchu and Arabic
Or 3534 A/1-2 : [Collection of Charles Gordon's papers - Chinese and Arabic] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003316285[0002]/040-003345785
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 3534 A
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 sheets and 1 envelope bound in 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Chinese - Scripts:
- Arabic
Chinese - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1886
- Date Range:
- Before 1886
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: ink on paper
Dimensions (Folio 1): 245 mm x 425 mm
Dimensions (Folio 2): 210 mm x 345 mm
Dimensions (envelope): 118 mm x 188 mm
Binding: folios bound by the British Museum in a western-style binding with blue marbled covers
- Source of Acquisition:
- A note in the front of the volume reads: 'Presented by Sir Henry William Gordon. 19 December 1887'. Another note at the back of the volume reads: 'Or 3534. A. (3-23.) Presented by M.F.A. Fraser Esq. H.B.M,'s Consul, Chungking.'
- Finding Aids:
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W. Simon and H.G.H. Nelson, Manchu Books in London: A Union Catalogue (London: British Museum, 1977)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)