Forbes, James, 1749–1819, Three Letters containing a Description of Fort-Victoria, and the adjacent country; a Journey from thence to Bombay; and Sketches of the Government, Manners, and Customs of the Mahrattas. 1771, [section title], between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- Three Letters containing a Description of Fort-Victoria, and the adjacent country; a Journey from thence to Bombay; and Sketches of the Government, Manners, and Customs of the Mahrattas. 1771, [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
- Part of Collection:
- volume 4, page 3
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- 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.
- Scope and Content:
- Bottom of page: a quotation ascribed to an anonymous author, beginning, "I conceive every traveller does well to submit to his Country, observations which have arisen from local knowledge; since out of much dross it is possible some pure gold may be extracted."
- Physical Description:
- 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
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199489
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199489?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1