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Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/7

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

3 electronic documents + 1 card catalogue

Date(s)

[1980] -ongoing (Creation)

Context area

Name of creator

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

(1823-)

Biographical history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Catalogues and handlists for the maps in the Society's collections. The digital documents were created as archival documents in 2024. * Card catalogue - handwritten descriptions of the maps on index cards. Electronic Documents * 'Maps list with dimensions highlighted' - first created in 2019 and modified in 2021. Excel document. * 'Philip Jagessar map List' - first created in 2021. Philip Jagessar, as a postdoctoral researcher, researched and listed the Society's map collection. Excel document. * 'Maps of Arabia in the Royal Asiatic Society collections' - first created in 2021, pdf document.