The India Museum, 1801-1879
By: Ray Desmond.
Contributors: India Office Library and Records.
Publisher: H.M.S.O.; London : H.M.S.O.
Published: 1982
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: India Museum -- History.
Description: One of the public attractions in London for much of the 19th century was the India Museum formed by the East India Company to house and display artefacts, natural history specimens and the raw products of the Indian sub-continent. This book chronicles the history of the museum from its development, to closure and the dispersal of its collections.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
At head of title: India Office Library and Records.