Algérie, Mémoire Archéologique adapté à M. Hase de l’Institut par M. Mauguy, 29 Avril 1838 , Apr 1838

File

Reference Code: GBR/3437/WMLK/6/7

Scope and Contents

Text in French (and some Arabic) with pasted-in, tissue-paper rectangles with hand drawn copies of 28 Latin inscriptions, 1 plan of the Roman fort of Kalama.
5 loose inserts – 2 sketches in pencil of Atlas mountain passes – ‘Vue de Krenek’ and Passage de l’oued zarzour du pied du Seba Regoun’, dated 1838; 4 folia of further inscriptions.

N. B. ‘l’oued’ = wadi

Dates

Creation: Apr 1838

Creator

From the Fonds: Leake, William Martin, Col., 1777-1860 (army officer, topographer, antiquarian) (Person)

Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

French

Arabic

Additional Description

Physical Description

2 gatherings: (a) fold of foolscap laid paper with title ms in ink on first, 3rd and 4th folia; contains 5 loose inserts (ms in ink and drawings in graphite pencil with ink captions),
6 bifolia held together with blue ribbon through two holes in spine fold
(b) continuation of ms in ink on 4 bifolia of laid paper, held together with blue ribbon through 2 holes in spine fold.

H. 32.5 cm x W. 21.5 cm