Dane Collection: 'Photographs of Lord Curzon's tour in the Persian Gulf, November, 1903'.

Content

Genre/Subject Matter:

The album contains topographical views and photographs recording the tour of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, undertaken to uphold British interests in the region. The prints are firmly mounted on embrittled card pages, which are disintegrating at the edges. Each print is captioned in ink and dates from 1903.

The album is one of two forming the ‘Dane Collection’, which was presented in 1946 by Miss Dane, daughter of Sir Louis William Dane (1856–1946), Foreign Secretary to the Government of India at the time of Curzon’s tour. The front endpaper bears the signature ‘Louis Dane’ and a title page elaborately inscribed as above.

There is a strong likelihood that the photographs in the album were taken by Raja King Deen Dayal & Sons (Lala Deen Dayal), since John Lorimer (1870–1914) cites him as photographer of Photo 49/1/20, reproduced in his 1908 Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Oman and Central Arabia, a work which drew on information gathered during Curzon’s 1903 tour. Deen Dayal had been appointed as the official photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885.

Elements:

1) Lord and Lady Curzon and staff on the tour [of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ]

2) R.I.M.S. Hardinge accompanying ships of the Royal East Indian Squadron

3) General view from R.I.M.S. Hardinge , Maskat.

4) General view showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.

5) End of Hill showing Fort on Left, Maskat.

6) Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.

7) Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut , Shergah.

8) General view from R.I.M.S. Hardinge , Lingah.

9) Falk-al-asad Inlet, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

10) Khor-Kawi Passage [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ].

11) Panoramic View of Hills, Elphinstone Inlet [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ].

12) Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.

13) View from Old Fort, Hormuz.

14) General View, Hormuz.

15) Distant View of Hormuz.

16) Landing at foot of Salt Hills [Hormuz].

17) Salt Rocks and River [Hormuz].

18) Artist at Work, Kishim.

19) Bodyguard of Mailed Sowars, Koweit.

20) Camel Guard-of-Honour, Koweit.

21) The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.

22) Landing at Koweit.

23) A Few Words of Welcome, Koweit.

24) Bushire Coast Line.

25) Lord Curzon and Staff on R.I.M.S. Lawrence .

Inscriptions

Throughout the album captions and title page are hand-lettered in black ink. Further notations in pencil have been added later by cataloguers and album owner alike.

Extent and format

25 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. prints, bound into a green, cloth album

It is grouped into

'Lord and Lady Curzon and Staff on the Tour [of the Persian Gulf].' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/1

'R.I.M.S. Hardinge accompanying Ships of the Royal East Indian Squadron.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/2

'General View from R.I.M.S. Hardinge, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/3

'General View showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/4

'End of Hill, showing Fort on Left, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/5

'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/6

'Durbar on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut, Shergah.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/7

'General View from R.I.M.S. Hardinge, Lingah.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/8

'Falk-al-asad Inlet, Persian Gulf.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/9

'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/10

'Panoramic View of Hills, Elphinstone Inlet. [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/11

'Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/12

'View from Old Fort, Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/13

'General View, Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/14

'Distant View of Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/15

'Landing at foot of Salt Hills [Qishm].' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/16

'Salt Rocks and River [Qishm].' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/17

'Artist at Work, Kishim [Qishm].' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/18

'Bodyguard of Mailed Sowars, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/19

'Camel Guard-of-Honour, Koweit.' Photographer: Raja Deen Dayal & Sons

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/20

'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/21

'Landing at Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/22

'A Few Words of Welcome, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/23

'Bushire Coast Line.' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/24

Lord Curzon and Staff on R.I.M.S. Lawrence .' Photographer: Unknown

1 image

Ref: Photo 49/1/25

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

Album (old cover): 318 x 425 x 37 mm

Format:

Green cloth album containing twenty-five silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. photographic prints pasted into volume.

Materials:

Paper, black ink, silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. prints.

Condition:

The images have been disbound and placed inside clear plastic. Each page is heavily foxed and brittle, however, the photographs are in fine condition.

Foliation:

The images have been numbered 1–25 alongside each image in pencil.

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. prints

Binding:

The album is bound in green cloth, which is heavily scuffed along the spine, particularly at the upper spine. The binding also features linen joints and hand-stitching.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

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

Photo 49/1

History of this record

Date(s)

Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

John Gordon Lorimer, ‘Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in the Persian Gulf’ in

John Gordon Lorimer, ‘Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in the Persian Gulf’ in

, Vol. I Historical Part II, (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915), pp. 2626–2662

, Vol. I Historical Part II, (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915), pp. 2626–2662

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Lala Deen Dayal1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon

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Dane Collection: 'Photographs of Lord Curzon's tour in the Persian Gulf, November, 1903'., British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Photo 49/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023282009.0x000001> [accessed 23 December 2024]

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