Taken from a portrait painting
Burton, Sir Richard Frances (1821 - 1890)
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- ReferenceGB 102 SOAS/SPA/4/5
- Former ReferenceGB 102 SPA 5
- Dates of Creationn.d.
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description3 prints
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Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Attempted to discover the source of the Nile in 1855 and again in 1857-58; consul in Fernando Po; wrote five books on the tribal rituals of Fernando Po; consul in Brazil; consul in Damascus until dismissed in 1871; translated and printed the 'Kama Sutra' (1883) and the 'Perfumed Garden' (1886); published complete edition of 'Arabian Nights' (1885-88)
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Open
Note
Burton: see www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/burton_sir_richard_francis.shtml
Other Finding Aids
Handlist available
Alternative Form Available
Scanned: TIFF image available at 300dpi; Neg 451
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Black and white prints
Archivist's Note
Catalogued
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