‘Survey of the Western Shore of the Persian Gulph’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a Marine and Forest Letter from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai].

The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Henry Meriton, Superintendent of Marine; the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; the Bombay Marine The navy of the East India Company. ; and Captain Phillip Maughan.

The item concerns a survey of the western side of the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. It includes:

• A recommendation from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , in 1815, for the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to undertake a survey of the western side of the Gulf
• The arrival, in 1820, of the survey ship Margaret and Francis in Bombay, and the suggestion that it might be employed to carry out the previously-mentioned survey
• The carrying out of repairs to the Margaret and Francis , its renaming as the Discovery , and the appointment of Captain Maughan as Commander
• The preparations for the survey, including the supply of surveying instruments, and the question of the allowances that should be granted to the officers employed
• Maughan’s relinquishing of his command of the Discovery due to illness, with the ship subsequently being refitted and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Michael Guy
• Discussions regarding the types of vessel most suitable for carrying out survey work
• The methods suggested by Maughan for the completion of the survey.

The title page contains the following references: ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 86, Dr[a]ft 359, 22/3’ and ‘Examiner’s Office Sept. 1822’.

Extent and format

1 item (67 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 5 and terminates at f 71, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/676/18677

History of this record

Date(s)

22 Apr 1809-29 Aug 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Mar 23 Jul 1823, draft 359/1822-23, IOR/E/4/1043 pp 381-83

Subjects

Surveys

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Court of DirectorsGovernment of BombayDiscoveryBombay Marine, SuperintendentHM's Indian Navy

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