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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2222] (739/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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water^ and which^ consist of a fine whitish sand overlying coral; it is
believed that a mixture of mud or earthy substance with the sand is detri
mental to the pearl ; and that beds having this defect are liable to
exhaustion.
The oysters are not firmly attached to the bank on which they grow
but either lie loosely on the sand or adhere feebly to pieces of coral or
seaweed. Sometimes they cling together in a mass, called Tabra ^
(plural, Tabari ), and it is said that such concretions are
frequently pearl-bearing, and that the discovery of a single rich Tabri will
frequently make good the failure of a boat during a whole season. *
The pearl oyster, t
The pearl-producing oysters of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
are of three kinds
each yielding mother-of-pearl as we\l as pearls.
The first sort or pearl oyster proper, called in Arabic Mahharah
W ou
(plural, Mahhar ) , is the most prolific source of pearls;
it is found all over the Gulf from a little beneath low water mark down
to a depth of at least 18 fathoms.
The second kind is the Zanniyah (plural, Zanni c< jj); it
occurs chiefly m the waters on the coast between Ras-al-Khaimah and
Ghubbat Ghazirah, where the largest specimens are found, but the finest
in quality are obtained from the banks round the islands of Shaikh
Shu^aib, Hindarabi and Qais; this shell-fish is also common in the
neighbourhood of the islands of A rzanah and Daiyinah. The Zanniyah
is found at the same depths as the M ahharah, chiefly on hard muddy or
shelly bottoms ; but the pearls which it produces are few and of inferior
quality.
The third variety is the Sadaifiyah (plural, Sadaifi )
which occurs chiefly round the islands of Shaikh Shu'aib, Hindarabi and
* In Ceylon waters the oysters generally occur on hard bottoms called paftrs i
but they are also found on sand near paars, generally adhering to one another
or to hard objects such as fragment of dead coral. A bunch of Ceylon oysters may
coneist of 3 to 16 individuals, and as many as 4 generations may be represented is
the same bunch. (Vide Herdman's Report.')
•j" In accordance with general usage the word " oyster " is employed througbcut this
SCr ^ e a P eHr ^"h H aring mollusc, but the term ii not scientificHlly correct.
The Mahharah belongs to the family Aviculidae and is more nearly related to the ^
European mussel than to the European oyster (Ostrea)* The pewl
" oyster' and the mussel both produce a byssus or bundle of tough threads by which
they attach themselves to rock, etc., while the edible oyster has no byssus. According
to ore classification the Mahharah is Meleagrina vulgaris or Marg(i^f era
vulgaris \ the Zanniyah is Meleagrina marg ar it if era var. persica ; an^ the
oadainyah is Avicula macroptera : according to another the Mahhaiah is Melea-
grxna {M org aril if era) vulgaris ; the Zannivah is Avicula macroptera
Kv m i n Mefedgrina {Margaritifera) mar gar it if era See, however, an article
Vvl Yl iS,n oo lT ? roc< ' (!diD g* "f tte Royal Physical Society of Bdiabwgh.
thfi *p rr' " J 161 e 18 ^Pparently considerable difference of opinion regarding
tne correct names of these molluscs. •
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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