GB 0402 JBF - FRASER, James Baillie (1783-1856)

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GB 0402 JBF

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FRASER, James Baillie (1783-1856)

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  • 1820-1821 (Creación)

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1 large box with 2 files

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Born, 1783; tutored in Edinburgh; oversaw the family's sugar plantation at Berbice, Guiana, 1799-1811; sailed for India, 1813 where he sketched the scenery of the Himalayas and toured the region seeking the sources of the rivers Jumna and Ganges; crossed India via Delhi and Rajputana to Bombay, sketching and gathering geological information, 1820; travelled from Bombay to London via Bushehr, Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, and Tiflis, 1821-1823; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1838-1852; sent by the Foreign Office to report on Russian influence in Persia, 1833-1836; died, 1856.

Publications:

Views in the Himala Mountains

Views of Calcutta and its Environs

Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan in the Years 1821 and 1822 (1825)

Travels and Adventures in the Persian Provinces of the Southern Banks of the Caspian Sea (1826)

The Kuzzilbash, a Tale of Khorasan (1828)

The Persian Adventurer (1830)

The Highland Smugglers (1832)

Tales of the Caravanserai (1833)

Allee Neemro, the Buchtiaree Adventurer (1842)

The Dark Falcon (1844).

Military Memoir of Lieut. Col. James Skinner

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GB 0402 JBF 1820-1821 Collection level 1 large box with 2 files Fraser , James Baillie , 1783-1856 , traveller and artist

Born, 1783; tutored in Edinburgh; oversaw the family's sugar plantation at Berbice, Guiana, 1799-1811; sailed for India, 1813 where he sketched the scenery of the Himalayas and toured the region seeking the sources of the rivers Jumna and Ganges; crossed India via Delhi and Rajputana to Bombay, sketching and gathering geological information, 1820; travelled from Bombay to London via Bushehr, Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, and Tiflis, 1821-1823; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1838-1852; sent by the Foreign Office to report on Russian influence in Persia, 1833-1836; died, 1856.

Publications:

Views in the Himala Mountains

Views of Calcutta and its Environs

Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan in the Years 1821 and 1822 (1825)

Travels and Adventures in the Persian Provinces of the Southern Banks of the Caspian Sea (1826)

The Kuzzilbash, a Tale of Khorasan (1828)

The Persian Adventurer (1830)

The Highland Smugglers (1832)

Tales of the Caravanserai (1833)

Allee Neemro, the Buchtiaree Adventurer (1842)

The Dark Falcon (1844).

Military Memoir of Lieut. Col. James Skinner

Received by the RGS, 1838.

Observations by James Baillie Fraser, 1820-1821, including astronomical observations on a journey from Bushire to Tehran, 1821 and observations for latitude time and longitude from Lucknow to Bombay, 1820-1821.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Card index.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

17 January 2002; Nov 2008. Iran, Islamic Republic Bushire South Asia India Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Fraser , James Baillie , 1783-1856 , traveller and artist Geophysics Geodesy Astronomy Geographical exploration Geography Geographical data Middle East Teheran Mumbai Salsette Island Maharashtra

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Received by the RGS, 1838.

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Observations by James Baillie Fraser, 1820-1821, including astronomical observations on a journey from Bushire to Tehran, 1821 and observations for latitude time and longitude from Lucknow to Bombay, 1820-1821.

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As outlined in Scope and Content.

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Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

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Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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  • inglés

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  • latín

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English

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Card index.

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Royal Geographical Society

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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

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