Volume entitled 'Farrago Libelli' by Alexander Walker, consisting of three chapters based on Walker's first-hand experience of India., 1781-1784.
File
Identifier: MS.13775
Scope and Contents
The chapters are formed by a journal of Alexander Walker's voyage from Europe to India as a young officer in 1781, a journal of the Malabar expedition under Brigadier-General Mathews against Hyder Ali in 1782-1783, and a journal of the siege of Mangalore in 1783-1784. This fair copy seems to have been made circa 1821.
Dates
- Creation: 1781-1784.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
204 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Undetermined
Arrangement
ii folios + 404 pages.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk