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Lot No. 41: Seton-Karr, W S, President of the Record Commission; Sandman, Hugh David

Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784 to 1823 (A Series in Five Volumes)

Medium: Printed Book
Year: 1864-69
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Place: Calcutta

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Seton-Karr, W S, President of the Record Commission; Sandman, Hugh David

Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784 to 1823 (A Series in Five Volumes)

Size: 6.5 x 10 inches

First Edition. 8vo. Complete series of 5 volumes. Vol.1: 7pp (preface) +293pp. Vol.2: 5pp (preface), xvii (table of contents), 608pp. Vol.3: 2pp (preface), xvi (table of contents), 586pp; Vol.4: 1pp (preface), xviii (table of contents), errata, 541pp, large folding map (Eastern Parts of Hindoostan; containing the Soubahs or Kingdoms of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, and Allahabad, drawn chiefly from actual surveys: 1769. Engraved by Wm Whitchurch; 1776) in the rear pocket together with a folding panorama of Calcutta and folding plan "Territory of Calcutta MDCCLVII ''. Vol.5: ixpp (preface), xi-xii (Errata), xiii-xxv (Index), 666pp. Military Orphan Press, Calcutta, 1864-69.

These volumes offer an invaluable source of material dealing with all aspects of life in India for the Europeans at the turn of the 18th/19th century and the source material of the original copies of the Journal is extremely rare. Even when these volumes were produced access could not be found to parts of the years 1789 and 1792.

Volume One is divided into the sections: Official, Editorial, and Advertisements. Official includes govt notices, general orders, proclamations of the Governor General, council minutes, etc. Editorial includes: court reports, letters to the editor, India related news from London. Advertisements include notices of sales of houses, animals and property, etc.

Volume Two is divided into the sections: Official, Editorial, and Advertisements. Officials could include: Appointment of Commissioner for suppression of Dacoity & Letter from Lord Cornwallis -Peace with Tippoo. Editorial includes: A Sepoy Officer on the deplorable state of officers' servants, trials, the Character of Hyder Ally, theatrical reports, etc Advertisements include: a notice by Samuel Gold (horse and dog painter), private sale notices, Capt Hearsey selling his villa, deaths, publisher's advertisements, race meetings. The CALCUTTA GAZETTE or ORIENTAL ADVERTISER began publication on 4th March 1784 when it was produced at the Hon Company's Press, supervised by Francis Gladwin. Its paramount importance in Bengal arose because it became the organ through which official Company notices.

Volume Three is divided into the sections: Official, Editorial, and Advertisements. Official includes govt notices, general orders, proclamations of the Governor General, council minutes, etc. Editorial includes: court reports, letters to the editor, India related news from London, sporting intelligence. Advertisements include notices of sales of houses, animals and property, etc.

The volume Four is divided into the sections: Official, Editorial, Advertisements. Official includes govt notices, general orders, proclamations of the Governor General, council minutes, etc. Editorial includes: court reports, letters to the editor, India related news from London, report on Elphinstone's mission to Cabul, sporting intelligence. Advertisements include notices of sales of houses, animals and property, a long address to Lord Minto, etc.

The volume Five is divided into the sections: Official, Editorial, and Advertisements And Appendix. Official includes govt notices, general orders, proclamations of the Governor General, council minutes, etc. Editorial includes: Antiquities of Decca, Lord Amherst?s Mission to Pekin, court reports, letters to the editor, India related news from London, sporting intelligence. Advertisements include notices of sales of houses, animals and property, etc.

A mine of information both entertaining and of great value to the researcher for both history and fiction.

Provenance: Collection of Gentleman.

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Keywords: India, Indian,

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	Nickname	Amount(Rs)	Type	Date & Time(IST)
1	anon0262	148500.00	Regular	11-10-2023 07:10:30 PM IST

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Lot No. 41: Seton-Karr, W S, President of the Record Commission; Sandman, Hugh David

Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784 to 1823 (A Series in Five Volumes)

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Seton-Karr, W S, President of the Record Commission; Sandman, Hugh David

Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784 to 1823 (A Series in Five Volumes)

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