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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | An Account of a Journey Undertaken by Order of the Board of Trade through the Provinces of Chittagong and Tripura, in order to look out for the Places Most Proper for the Cultivation of Spices; by Francis Buchanan, M.D; with Coloured Drawings of Cattle; March-May, 1798 |
| Reference | Add 19286 |
| Library | The British Library |
| Date | 1798 |
| Author(s) | Buchanan, Francis |
| Description | The journal entries describe the route taken by the group, the flora and fauna and potential of the land for producing spices commercially. There are frequent descriptions of indigenous peoples encountered, and the manuscript is supplemented by a number of coloured illustrations of cattle. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Primary Commodity | Spices |
| Sub-commodity | Cotton, Wheat |
| Theme | Trade and Commerce; Cultivation; Exploration and Discovery |
| Keywords | indigenous peoples, soil, climate, crop, plantation, rice, agriculture, manners and customs, religion, spices, pepper, botany, harvest, livestock |
| Region | South Asia |
| Places | Bangladesh; India |
| Company or Organisation | Board of Trade |
| Copyright | The British Library Board. All rights reserved. Licence no: 5386 |