Census information for Nepal, 1900. Annotations made in red pen to correct the spelling of certain indigenous groups.
141 pages. Bound ledger with printed columns, labelled: 'Serial Number', 'Name of Plant', 'Divin. of Sikkim', 'Where collected', 'Date of Coll. of specimen', 'Serial No. in Herbm.', 'Serial No. in Ind. Gdn.'
Pages arranged by plant family.
Routes taken by William Wright Smith and G.H. Cave in 1909 and 1910. Map draw on in pencil. Originally published by Surveyor General of India, May 1906.
Diary and notes detailing Cave's 1909 tour to North West Sikkim. Undertaken with Wright Smith. Outlines the make up of travelling party, a mixture of indigenous peoples of the Himalayan region. Details to identification, collection, processing and transporting of plant material. Material was collected by two head collectors and 5 assistants. Party was supported by 1 cook, 1 'Bearer' (Mr Smith's), 1 'Orderly', and 24 labourers.