"Diccionario Grandonico Malabar Portvguez" - a dictionary of Malayalam and Sanskrit words written in Malayalam script, explained in Portugese. The title page is printed and dates the book to Verapoly, 1745. A Malayalam and English inscription on the title page states that the book was purchased by Lieut. M.S. Osbourne from J. de Santos, Sheristadar, of Tellicherry Adaulatt, in 1795. The volume is bound with marbled cover. The front board is loose from the spine. With the book is a typed label with an identifying description.
Diccionario Grandonico Malabar Portvguez
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- ReferenceGB 891 SC32
- Dates of Creation1745 - 1795
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialPortuguese English Sanskrit Malayalam
- Physical Description1 bound volume mostly handwritten
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
H.S. Osbourne joined the Bombay Infantry in 1788. By 1837 he had become a Major-General and in 1854 became a General.
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Archivist's Note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.
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Custodial History
The manuscript passed from J. De Santos to H.S. Osbourne in 1795. No further custodial history is known.