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↑ Up one levelMinutes of General Meetings 7: April 1845 - December 1849
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS LEC1-RAS LEC1/7
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
1 bound volume
Date(s)
- 5th Apr 1845 - 15th Dec 1849 (Creation)
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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
Minutes of General and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and donations presented. Includes an extract from a letter from Henry Creswicke Rawlinson concerning his discoveries in Baghdad, dated 14 October 1846 (facing page 62) and notification of the death of Sir Alexander Johnston on 6 March 1849 (recorded in Minutes for Meeting of 17 March 1849). There is an index at the rear of the Volume.
Handwritten Minutes in folio-sized leather bound book in reasonable condition.
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Language of material
- English
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