Forbes, James, 1749–1819, James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1777 August 19, copied between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1777 August 19
- Date:
- copied 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 9, page 277-278
- 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:
- Forbes begins his sixty-fourth letter, on his return voyage to India, with a wish for boredom. He remembers his first voyage to Bombay (Mumbai) as long, exciting, and fitting his interests at that stage of his life. Now, travelling with his sister, he hopes only for a quick and uneventful passage. He reports that his “hopes were realized,” and briefly describes a pleasant stop at the cape, along with smooth sailing. He describes the ship and its crew as attentive, and the other travelers as welcome company. Now, he travels to Baroche (Bharuch), where he has been appointed to a position by the East India Company. He references his past experiences in Gujarat, and trusts that his future there will be equally interesting. Portions of this text appear in <title>Oriental Memoirs</title>, volume 2, p. 211.
- Physical Description:
- 2 pages
- Genre:
- Correspondence , 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/3199842
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199842?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1