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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

2021-2022 lecture series, Bayly Prize, Diwali, Events, Islamic Art, Maps, Visits
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

2023, Acquisitions, Cartography, Collections, Events, lectures, Maps, RAS Collections, RAS History, Visits
Welcoming visitor groups back to the Society

This Tuesday, the Society welcomed members from the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS) for an introduction to the Society’s history and collections. Apart from small student groups, this was the…

17 September 2021

Arabian Nights, Conservation, MECAS, NADFAS, Visits, Volunteering
Welcoming students back to the Society

SOAS Visit to the RAS: On the 20th May, we welcomed the students from the MA in Art and Archaeology class at SOAS with Professor Anna Contadini. This was the first group…

28 May 2021

Burton Memorial Lecture, Manuscripts, Richard Burton Memorial Medal, Visits