English translation of Philip Baldaeus's short introduction to the Malabar [i.e. Tamil] language [viz. the Malabaarsche Spraakkonst]

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Scope and Content

Appended to his Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge van Malabar by Philip Baldaeus. Translation possibly by G. Perry. Published in 1672.

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A selection of William Marsden's manuscript collection was transferred from King's College London to SOAS shortly after the School's foundation in 1916.

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Custodial History

Formerly part of the library of the Orientalist and linguist William Marsden (1754-1836), a portion of which he presented to King's College London in 1835.

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