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Calcutta, West Bengal, India

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

A panorama entitled "A Panoramic View of the Holy city of Benaras", 1827

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1619/14
Scope and Contents

"A Panoramic View of the Holy city of Benaras", drawn by G. Pearson, printed Asiatic Lith: Press, Calcutta 1827, taken by John Dalrymple. The images are tied with thread.

Dates: 1827
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Drawings and prints collected by Hugh Cleghorn

Calcutta, 1910

 sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/G/4
Scope and Contents

Maps and plans collected by Patrick Geddes during his survey work in India, relating to Calcutta, which was surveyed by Geddes in 1919.

Dates: 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Patrick Geddes in India

Calcutta, north Division, 1910

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/G/4/1
Scope and Contents

A map of Calcutta, north division with reference: Sheet No. R.10

Dates: 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Patrick Geddes in India / Calcutta

Notebook No.181, 4 January 1853 - 14 March 1853

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/181
Scope and Contents Notebook 181 starts on 4 January 1853 and the final date listed is March 14 (p. 102). Lyell is based in London. He attends the Annual General Meeting of the Geological Society, and the notebook primarily contains notes on the topics presented, with perhaps a focus on Forbes Lectures, all on which are written on the left hand pages of the notebook. The right hand pages are then used for notes in pen, noting meetings, addresses and details. ...
Dates: 4 January 1853 - 14 March 1853
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks