IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 828
Held at: Royal Society
Title: Illustrations for Samuel Baron's 'A description of the kingdom of Tonqueen'
Date(s): 1684-1685
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 12 items
Name of creator(s): Unknown
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Drawings of the customs and manners of Tonkin [Hanoi], Vietnam, to accompany the written description of Samuel Baron (fl.1670s-1690s) of Fort St George, Madras. Engraved versions of these illustrations were later published as part of 'A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts', ed. Awsham and John Churchill (London, 1732). Manuscript amendments and inscriptions indicate some pre-publication correction, probably by the printer.
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Language/scripts of material: English
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Open
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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Ink on paper, coloured.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.