1
By a concerted effort the pigeons manage to fly off while still in the net.
By a concerted effort the pigeons manage to fly off while still in the net.
Creator:
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1505
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1505
Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, -1504 or 1505
Husayn al-Wa'iz al-Kashifi
كاشفي، حسين بن علي، توفي 1504
Publication Date:
1570
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Donor:
Donated by Miss Louisa Ouseley, 1929.
Subject Keyword:
Mogul Empire
گورکانیان
مغلیہ سلطنت
Crows
کلاغ
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- Moghul Empire
آسیا -- هند -- گورکانیان
2
Hungry fox looks up to see the kite carrying off the piece of skin.
Hungry fox looks up to see the kite carrying off the piece of skin.
Creator:
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1504
Publication Date:
1570
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Donor:
Donated by Miss Louisa Ouseley, 1929.
Subject Keyword:
Mogul Empire
گورکانیان
مغلیہ سلطنت
Foxes
روباه
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- Moghul Empire
آسیا -- هند -- گورکانیان
3
آداب السلطنة
آداب السلطنة
Creator:
Javier, Jerónimo, 1549-1617
خاویر، جروم
كزافييه, جيروم
Publication Date:
1609
Type:
Book
Format:
fol. ii, 522, i.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Jesuits -- History -- 16th century
Missions -- India
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- Goa -- North Goa -- Ilhas -- Old Goa -- St. Paul's College
Asia -- Portuguese Goa -- Old Goa -- St. Paul's College
Ásia -- Goa Português -- Velha Goa -- Faculdade de São Paulo
Ásia -- Índia -- Goa -- Norte de Goa -- Ilhas -- Velha Goa -- Faculdade de São Paulo
آسيا -- جوا البرتغالية -- جوا القديمة -- كلية سانت بول
Language:
Arabic
4
The lawes or standing orders of the East India Company : reproduction
The lawes or standing orders of the East India Company : reproduction
Creator:
East India Company
Publication Date:
1621
Type:
Book
Format:
[4], 82 p. : ; fol.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
East India Company -- Administration
Language:
English
5
Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and divers other Englishmen now Living there, and of the Author’s Miraculous Escape : exemplars
Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and divers other Englishmen now Living there, and of the Author’s Miraculous Escape : exemplars
Creator:
Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720
Publication Date:
1681
Publisher:
Printed by Richard Chiswell
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Subject Keyword:
British -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800
Sri Lanka -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Sri Lanka -- Social life and customs -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800
ஆப்பிரிக்கா -- இலங்கை
අප්රිකාව -- ශ්රී ලංකා
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Sri Lanka
Language:
English
6
Execution by an eliphant.
Execution by an eliphant.
Creator:
Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720
Publication Date:
1681
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Subject Keyword:
Elephants
Trampling
ஆப்பிரிக்கா -- இலங்கை
අප්රිකාව -- ශ්රී ලංකා
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Sri Lanka
Language:
English
7
Letter from Than Phya Phimon Aisawan, Siamese Governor of Thalang and Than Phya Surintharacha, Siamese Superintendent to Captain Francis Light : MS 380629
Letter from Than Phya Phimon Aisawan, Siamese Governor of Thalang and Than Phya Surintharacha, Siamese Superintendent to Captain Francis Light : MS 380629
Creator:
Than Phya Phimon Aisawan (d 1785), Siamese Governor of Thalang
Than Phya Surintharacha (fl 1777), Siamese Superintendent
Publication Date:
1777
Type:
Mixed Material
Format:
1 letter
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Donor:
Simmonds, E. H. S. (Edward Harold Stuart), 1919-
Subject Keyword:
Than Phya Phimon Aisawan, -1785
Than Phya Surintharacha, fl 1777
Light, Francis, 1745-1794
Tāk Sin, King of Siam, 1734-1782
สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, 1734-1782
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Malaysia -- Penang
Asia -- Malaysia -- Pulau Pinang
Asia -- Siam -- Thonburi
เอเชีย - สยาม - ธนบุรี
เอเชีย - มาเลเซีย - ปีนัง
Language:
Thai
English
8
Preface to a grammar of the Bengal language
Preface to a grammar of the Bengal language
Creator:
Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey, 1751-1830
Wilkins, Charles, approximately 1749-1836
Publication Date:
1778
Type:
Book
Format:
[2], xxvii, [1] pages ; 22 cm
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Bengali language -- Grammar
Bengali language
বাংলা ভাষা
বাংলা ভাষা -- ব্যাকরণ
Songs, Bengali
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India
Asia -- Bengladesh
এশিয়া -- ভারত
এশিয়া -- বাংলাদেশ
Language:
English
9
স্ত্রীলোক সাধ্য নাটক
স্ত্রীলোক সাধ্য নাটক
Creator:
বসু , মহেন্দ্রনাথ
Publication Date:
1786
Publisher:
not transcribed ( কলিকাতা, Calcutta )
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
এশিয়া -- ভারত -- পশ্চিমবঙ্গ -- কলকাতা জেলা -- কলকাতা
एशिया -- भारत -- पश्चिम बंगाल -- कोलकाता जिला -- कोलकाता
Bengali drama -- 19th century
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- West Bengal -- Kolkata District -- Kolkata
Language:
Bengali
10
Address to the people of Great Britain, on the utility of refraining from the use of West India sugar and rum
Address to the people of Great Britain, on the utility of refraining from the use of West India sugar and rum
Creator:
[Fox, William, active 1791-1813] ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1791
Publisher:
Thomas Lee and Co.
Type:
Book
Edition:
Fifth edition, corrected
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Boycotts
Boycotts -- Great Britain
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Rum
Sugar
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- Kingston upon Hull
Language:
English
11
Reasons for abstaining from West-India rum and sugar, suited to the understandings of the common people
Reasons for abstaining from West-India rum and sugar, suited to the understandings of the common people
Creator:
Valton, John, 1740-1794 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1792
Publisher:
no publisher given
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
Boycotts
Boycotts -- Great Britain
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Rum
Sugar
Language:
English
12
Batîs Pûtrîka : translated into English from the Telinga language  [i.e. from a Telugu version of the 'Dvatrimsat-puttalika' or 'Tales of the Thirty-two Images']
Batîs Pûtrîka : translated into English from the Telinga language [i.e. from a Telugu version of the 'Dvatrimsat-puttalika' or 'Tales of the Thirty-two Images']
Creator:
MacKenzie, Alexander, fl 1795, translator
Kṣemendra, active 11th century ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1795
Publisher:
manuscript ( s.l. )
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Kṣemendra, active 11th century. Siṃhāsana Dvātriṃśikā. Portuguese
Ksemendra, active 11th century. Simhasana Dvatrimsika. Portuguese
క్షేమేంద్రుడు. సింహాసన ద్వాత్రింశిక
क्षेमेन्द्र. सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- Telangana
ఆసియా -- భారతదేశం -- తెలంగాణ
एशिया -- भारत -- तेलंगाना
Asia -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir -- Kashmir Division
ఆసియా -- ఇండియా -- జమ్మూ కాశ్మీర్ -- కాశ్మీర్ డివిజన్
Language:
English
Telugu
13
Plants of the coast of Coromandel : Selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors to the East India Company
Plants of the coast of Coromandel : Selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors to the East India Company
Creator:
Roxburgh, William, 1751-1815
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
Publication Date:
1795
Publisher:
East India Company ( London )
Type:
Book
Format:
volumes 1, fasc. 1-4, volumes 2, fasc. 5-8., volumes 3, fasc. 9 : col. illustrations
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Botany -- New Zealand -- Coromandel Peninsula
Plants -- New Zealand -- Coromandel Peninsula
Tipu -- Aotearoa -- Te Taone o Coromandel
Spatial Coverage:
New Zealand -- Coromandel Peninsula
Oceania -- New Zealand -- Waikato -- Thames-Coromandel District Council -- North Island -- Coromandel Peninsula
Te Moana nui a Kiwa -- Aotearoa -- Waikato -- Te Kaunihera Takiwa o Thames-Coromandel -- Te Tai Tokerau -- Te Taone o Coromandel
Language:
English
14
بيان واقع
بيان واقع
Creator:
عبد الکریم بن عاقبت محمود بن محمد بولاقی بن محمد رضا کشمیری
ʿAbd-al-Karīm Ibn-ʿAqībat al-Kašmīrī ( author )
ʿAbd-al-Karim Ibn-ʿAqibat al-Kasmiri
ʿAbd-al-Karim Ibn-ʿAqibat al-Kashmiri
Publication Date:
1797
Type:
Book
Format:
149 f.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
India -- History -- 1526-1765
Afsharid dynasty
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India
Language:
Persian
15
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
Creator:
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 ( Author, Primary )
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 ( contributor )
Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1797
Publisher:
G. Nicol
Type:
Book
Format:
3 vol.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
English imprints -- Early works to 1800
China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800
航海与旅行 -- 1800 年前的早期作品
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China
Language:
English
16
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
Creator:
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 ( Author, Primary )
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 ( contributor )
Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1797
Publisher:
G. Nicol
Type:
Book
Format:
3 vol.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
English imprints -- Early works to 1800
China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800
航海与旅行 -- 1800 年前的早期作品
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China
Language:
English
17
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary, together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe
Creator:
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 ( Author, Primary )
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 ( contributor )
Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1797
Publisher:
G. Nicol
Type:
Book
Format:
3 vol.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
English imprints -- Early works to 1800
China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800
航海与旅行 -- 1800 年前的早期作品
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China
Language:
English
18
Kumaur (a blacksmith)
Kumaur (a blacksmith)
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824
Publication Date:
1799
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Subject Keyword:
কামার
Blacksmiths
एशिया -- भारत -- पश्चिम बंगाल -- कोलकाता
এশিয়া -- ভারত -- পশ্চিমবঙ্গ -- কলকাতা
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- West Bengal -- Kolkata
19
Busso-jun : Committing the image of Kali to the water
Busso-jun : Committing the image of Kali to the water
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824
Publication Date:
1799
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Subject Keyword:
Busso-jun
Kali
কালী
काली
कालिका
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- West Bengal -- Kolkata
20
Tautee
Tautee
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824
Publication Date:
1799
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Subject Keyword:
एशिया -- भारत -- पश्चिम बंगाल -- कोलकाता
এশিয়া -- ভারত -- পশ্চিমবঙ্গ -- কলকাতা
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- West Bengal -- Kolkata