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Call Number:
MSS 26
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Malet, Charles Warre, 1752–1815
Title(s):
Lett. to Mr. Fleming to be laid before the Asiatic Society
Date:
1785 January 15
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series II: Cave descriptions and other notes
Part of Collection:
Box 1, folder 20
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

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 Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Written by Charles Ware Malet, probably to John Fleming (1747–1829). The letter gives details on Elephanta, along with extended passages on Indian religious practices, such as the wearing of a turban. The draft references drawings by Robert Mabon, presumably attached to the final copy of the text.
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) ; 23 x 19 cm
Genre:
Diaries and Notebooks
Subject Terms:
British
Cave temples
Caves
Description and travel
Ellora Caves (India)
India
Associated Places:
India
Mumbai (India)
Pune (India)
Associated People/Groups:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840
Gaṅgārāma, active 18th century
Mabon, Robert
Malet, Charles Warre, 1752-1815
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
Finding Aid Title:
James Wales archive
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11766.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3429083
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3429083?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1