Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 CAV/2/1/4
Title
ms, notes of the tour examining the flora of northwest Sikkim
Date(s)
- 1909 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
33 sheets, handwritten and bound by George Cave.
Context area
Name of creator
(1872-1965)
Repository
Archival history
Previously GB 235/CAV/16
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.