The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s10.143

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The first systematic collection of copies of these inscriptions was made by Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I., who, when in the Madras Civil Service, was employed for a long time in the Kanarese districts. Besides a large number of facsimile impressions of copper-plate grants, he compiled manuscript copies of no less than five hundred and ninety-five stone-tablet inscriptions from the Kanarese country alone and in the Sanskrit and Kanarese languages, in addition to a large number of others from the Telugu country and in the Telugu language. The results of his labours were published in his paper on *Hindu Inscriptions*, which appeared first in the *Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society*, First Series, Vol. IV. p. 1 ff., and was afterwards reprinted, with corrections and additions, in the *Madras Journal of Literature and Science*, Vol. VII. p. 193 ff. One copy of his collection of inscriptions from the Kanarese country, in two volumes entitled *Carnátaka-Désa Inscriptions*, was presented to the library of the Edinburgh University; and another copy of it was given to the Royal Asiatic Society, London.¹ And his collection of original copper-plate charters was presented, on his death, to the British Museum. The voluminous contents of the manuscript compilations by him have as yet only very partially been made public.