M0001386: Reproduction of a facsimile of a hand-sketched map of South India by Sir Clements R. Markham, 1865
- Date:
- 31 October 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/12/88
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Markham's original map. In search of Quinine.
Description
Reproduction of a facsimile of a hand-sketched map of Southern India by Sir Clements R. Markham, 1865. The map shows the "Anamullay" [Anaimalai] Hills and the "Pulney" [Palani] Hills which situates the map in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India. The key at the bottom illustrates the map was used to mark where areas of "cinchona or coffee" were located, as well as Markham's track or route. The map was possibly reproduced as part of the facsimiles lent by The Linnean Society of London and exhibited in Malaria section of the international celebration and exhibition : three hundredth anniversary of the first recognized use of cinchona by Europeans, 1630-1930 hosted by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1930. The facsimile is listed as exhibit no. 1036 in the souvenir catalogue, and is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
31 October 1930
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds a digitised version of the exhibition catalogue which this item was exhibited in
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request