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Diccionario Grandonico Malabar Portvguez
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 SC32
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 bound volume mostly handwritten
Date(s)
- 1745 - 1795 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
H.S. Osbourne joined the Bombay Infantry in 1788. By 1837 he had become a Major-General and in 1854 became a General.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Archival history
The manuscript passed from J. De Santos to H.S. Osbourne in 1795. No further custodial history is known.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
"Diccionario Grandonico Malabar Portvguez" - a dictionary of Malayalam and Sanskrit words written in Malayalam script, explained in Portugese. The title page is printed and dates the book to Verapoly, 1745. A Malayalam and English inscription on the title page states that the book was purchased by Lieut. M.S. Osbourne from J. de Santos, Sheristadar, of Tellicherry Adaulatt, in 1795. The volume is bound with marbled cover. The front board is loose from the spine. With the book is a typed label with an identifying description.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
- Portuguese
- Sanskrit
- Malayalam
Additional information
Description identifier
gb891-sc32
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