Microfilm of sketches, maps, and various other papers of, or concerning, James Augustus Grant. Edit

Summary

Component Unique Identifier
Mf.Sec.MSS.557
Level of Description
Item

Dates

  • 1850-[1872, or after]. (Creation)

Extents

  • 1 Reels (Whole)

Subjects

Notes

  • Conditions Governing Access

    Normal access conditions apply.

  • Existence and Location of Originals

    MSS.17919-17924.

  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    138 frames (entire reel).

  • Conditions Governing Use

    Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

  • Scope and Contents

    The contents are as follows: Album of sketches, 1860-1863, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke. (MS.17919);

    Album of sketches, 1860-1863, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, and lithographs of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke (MS.17920);

    Unmounted sketches, 1860-1863, of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke (MS.17921);

    Various papers, 1860-[1872, or after], of James Augustus Grant (MS.17922);

    'Map of Thibet by J.H. Speke', 1850-1855, outlining in fact, on a scale of eight miles to the inch, the roughly triangular area of Ladakh bounded by the rivers Spiti, Indus, and Zaskar (MS.17923);

    Copy of ‘A map of the route explored by Captns Speke & Grant from Zanzibar to Egypt… (London, 1863), with ink and pencil annotations by James Augustus Grant, [1863, or after] (MS.17924).

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