IO Islamic 4077 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Persian history of Europe
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1 copy of Dunyā-yi naw by Captain Jonathan Scott
Brief, yet valuable history of Europe based largely on English sources; defective at end
Having viewed the work Ḥadīqat al-aqālīm, Captain Jonathan Scott (spelled variously in text)—described as foremost in his knowledge of European history—was requested by the present writer to compile his recollections, from which appropriate excerpts (iqtibāsī-'i shāyistah) were selected and translated into Persian
Translator not identified
The dates 1196/1782 are described as current (aknūn) at the time of writing
Concludes with a short account of the earliest English settlements at Surat under the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Account ends abruptly without date or colophon
Watermark on blue interleaf paper: rampant leopard holding an escutcheon with the initial L, below is the legend FLORIAN
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