Item 3 - "Notice. Travellers' bungalows in Sikkim and the Darjeeling District"

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GB 235 CAV/2/4/3

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

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  • 1922 (Creation)

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1 Folded A3 Sheet, typed

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Cave, George H.
(1872-1965)

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

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Previously GB 235/CAV/5

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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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