Draft of part of John Briggs's translation of the History of the rise of the Mahomedan power in India (4 vols., London, 1829).
Draft of John Briggs's translation of theHistory of the rise of the Mahomedan power in India
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. hist. c. 1035-6
- Dates of Creation
- 19th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Briggs (1785-1875) was an Indian officer and administrator. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The draft was given by Blackwell's in ca. 1965 and transferred from the Indian Institute in 1975.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 40059-60.