'Vocabularies of the languages of Tahiti, Prince's Island, Sulu, Samarang, New Holland, New Zealand, and Savu'

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

Scope and Content

Vocabularies of the languages of Tahiti, Prince's Island, Sulu, Samarang, New Holland, New Zealand, and Savu compiled by Sir Joseph Banks.

47 folios and slips. 34.7 x 24.7cm.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

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.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance

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.

Related Material

SOAS Library also holds other manuscripts compiled by Banks: 'Vocabularies of languages of Otaheite, New Zealand, Savu, Prince's Island, Samarang, Sulu, Madagascar, the Mandingos, the Eskimos, Malabar, and Peru' [MS 12156] and 'Observations de Itaheite, etc' [MS 12892]

Geographical Names

Oceania
South Eastern Asia