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Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…17 December 2021 -
The self-taught cartographer and his Hindi wall map of India
In his final blog for the year, Philip Jagessar writes about a Hindi wall map of India which was sent to the Society by a Calcutta-based mapmaker. The Royal Asiatic Society’s…3 December 2021 -
December Events
Before the Society closes for Christmas, there are several events taking place in December to look forward to. If you don’t fancy venturing out in the cold weather, most of these will…26 November 2021 -
A Cartographic “Guide for Strangers in Madras”
This week’s blog is written by Philip Jagessar who provides an update on one of the earliest maps that the Society acquired which features a detailed town plan of Madras. Full…5 November 2021 -
Studying the Sanskrit Language
Friedrich Max Müller: This Thursday (28th October) marked the anniversary of the death of the philologist and Orientalist, Friedrich Max Müller (6th December 1823-28th October 1900). Friedrich Max Müller by…29 October 2021 -
Halloween Update
There’s a chill in the air as we enter the second half of Autumn, but the Society’s events programme is running at full steam with several events planned between October and November.…22 October 2021 -
Translating an Ottoman Railway Map
This week’s blog is written by Philip Jagessar who gives us an update on an interesting find he discovered within the Society’s map collections. Among the Society’s eclectic collection of foreign…30 September 2021 -
Looking forward to the Autumn
Cataloguing Update: Over the past few weeks, I have been busy cataloguing material from the ‘lectures and events’ section of the institutional archive and this is now available for people to view…24 September 2021 -
Cataloguing the Institutional Archive
Whilst many of the Society’s collections of personal papers have now been catalogued, there is still a great deal of work to be done to make accessible items from the Society’s institutional…
25 June 2021 -
Cataloguing the Duncanson Collection
Over the last year, one of our volunteers has been working on the cataloguing of the personal papers of the former President and Director of the Society, Dr John Dennis Duncanson, O.B.E…
7 May 2021
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