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EAP609/1/7
- Record Id:
- 040-003382075
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003382068
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049608790.0x000008
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP609/1/7
- Title:
- A Grammar of the Malay Tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang
- Scope & Content:
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James Howison’s A Grammar of the Malay Tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang (London, 1800).
Printed Malay-English dictionary and grammar. First pages missing, including title and publishing details. End also missing. Recently re-bound. Each English word is followed by Malay in Gundul and Romanised transliteration
Physical characteristics of original material: Pages damaged, stained, crumpled at corners. Torn or cut in some places. Beginning and end missing. Extent and format of original material: incomplete book, 173 folios. Custodial history: Belonged to Newnham Preena, a late cousin, who passed it to A.T Abdue, cousin of the late Sheila Saldin, who gave it to B.D.K Saldin. Owner of original material: B.D.K Saldin
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003382068
040-003382075 - Is part of:
- EAP609/1 : B.D.K. Saldin Collection
EAP609/1/7 : A Grammar of the Malay Tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang - Hierarchy:
- 032-003382068[0007]/040-003382075
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP609/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 174 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP609-1-7 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Malay - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1801
- End Date:
- 1801
- Date Range:
- 1801
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
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- Administrative Context:
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Date of digitisation: Feb 2012
- Information About Originals:
- Locations of original files: Dehiwala
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)