Tag / Sir George Staunton
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Bayly Prize 2023 Shortlist Announced
The Society is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Bayly Prize for a distinguished thesis on an Asian subject from a British or Irish University. The prize was established to…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…The Founding of the RAS
Anniversary of the Inauguration of the RAS: This Monday (15th March), marked the 198th anniversary of the inauguration of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The Society was founded…
British Legal Disputes and Literary Connections in 1800s Canton
Last week, Monday 27 July, The Times publicized some new research at The National Archives. This relates to an 1810 incident in Canton (Guangzhou) when British sailors were implicated in the killing…
Reflections on work experience at the RAS
We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to do a week of work experience at the RAS. During the week, we researched and created a display on Sir George Thomas Staunton,…
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