RBGE Archive

GB 235 CAV/2/1/7
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1906

Letter authorizing Mr Watt of Aberdeen (and G.H. Cave to accompany him) to see rhododendrons

GB 235 CAV/2/2/1
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May 1925

Letter to George H. Cave, authorizing James Cromer Watt to accompany Cave for 15 days travel in Sikkim 'for the purpose of seeing rhododendrons.'

Bound map of Sikkim showing William Wright Smith and G. H. Cave tours in 1909 and 1910

GB 235 CAV/2/3/2
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1909-1910

Part of George H. Cave Collection

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.

"Short Note on the Religion, Castes and Languages of Inhabitants of Nepal for the Guidance of Census Officers"

GB 235 CAV/2/4/1
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1900

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Census information for Nepal, 1900. Annotations made in red pen to correct the spelling of certain indigenous groups.

Census Circular No. 10 of 1900

GB 235 CAV/2/4/2
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Part of George H. Cave Collection

Descriptive information relating to the castes or tribes of Nepal, 1910. Information presented as a spreadsheet with the headings, 'Caste', 'Language', 'Religion', and 'Remarks'.

There are a few corrections in blue ink to the names and spellings of certain indigenous groups.

Published - A. Earle. Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner's Office, Darjeeling, 24th July, 1900.

"Notice. Travellers' bungalows in Sikkim and the Darjeeling District"

GB 235 CAV/2/4/3
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1922

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Information relating to the use of Travellers bungalows in Sikkim and Darjeeling, 1922.

Useful source for deciphering historic place names mentioned in other material throughout Cave collection.

Lists 47 Travellers Bungalows in Darjeeling and Sikkim, including their distance from major population centres in miles, the height in feet, and the number of bedrooms, dining rooms, sitting rooms, beds and mattresses.

Contains archaic and offensive language in reference to indigenous populations.

Published: F. M. Bailey (Political Officer in Sikkim) and J. T. Donovan (Deputy Commissioner, Darjeeling), K. N. Pradhans Press, 1922.

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