Forbes, James, 1749-1819, An Account of the Hindoos, the Aborigines of Hindostan; with a particular Description of the Brahmins, and inferior Casts; their Religious Ceremonies, and other extraordinary Customs. 1769, [section title], between 1794 and 1800
- CallNumber:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- An Account of the Hindoos, the Aborigines of Hindostan; with a particular Description of the Brahmins, and inferior Casts; their Religious Ceremonies, and other extraordinary Customs. 1769, [section title]
- Date:
- between 1794 and 1800
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- ContainerGrouping:
- volume 3, page 3
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- AccessRestrict:
- The materials are open for research.
- UseRestrict:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- ScopeContent:
- Bottom of page: an extensive quotation from Anna, Lady Miller (1741-1781), beginning, "A considerate benefit arising from seeing other countries, is the eradication, by the testimony of our own senses, of many prejudices and littlenesses of thinking."
- PhysicalDescription:
- 1 page
- Genre:
- Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Watercolors (paintings), Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- FindingAidTitle:
- James Forbes archive
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199446
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199446?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1