Or 11275 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Makātīb of Turner Macan
Title: مکاتب
Consisting of three volumes with continuous foliation containing 432 letters and other documents (mounted on guards) exchanged between the East India Company and various Indian notables, including Begum Sumrū
Vol. 1 is dated 1797-1820
Vol. 2 is dated 1821-26
Vol. 3 contains undated items
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 78.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 480 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 65.5 × 39.8 cm.
History
Origin: 18th and 19th centuries CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.
Availability
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