'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1344] (1499/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. 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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The British
Desert Mail
and Drome
dary Post,
1807—39.
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mand of the ' Euphrates' 1 and of such other vessels as might subse
quently be placed on the rivers of Turkish 'Iraq, was directed to « enter
into friendly communications with the tribes frequenting the rivers
" of Mesopotamia and endeavour to establish with them such relations as
may be serviceable to the interests of Great Britain, and may add to the
" facilities for a speedy and regular transmission of mails between the
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and the coast of Syria,- and he was also to complete the
surveys of the « Euphrates " and the - Tigris/' making in addition such
astronomical, geographical and statistical observations as the more direct
objects of his employment should permit. His political functions he
was to fulfil in concert, with, and under the guidance of. Colonel Taylor
the Resident. The above were his principal duties, but he was instructed
besides to wind up the affairs of the late expedition in regard to dep6t S
of stores and the wreck of the « Tigris/' scrupulously observing any
arrangements m respect of these which might have been already formed
with the Arab tribes or the local authorities. In the two years following
his appointment Lieutenant Lynch ascended the " Tigris " with his vessel
to Kut 'Abdullah above Baghdad, and also took her through the Saqla-
wiyah canal, then joining the " Tigris " and the " Euphrates" near Bagh
dad. He further completed a map of the course of the "Tigris" from
Musal down to Ctesiphon (Taq Kisra) below Baghdad, and connected
Niniveh, Baghdad, Babylon and Ctesiphon by triangnlation.
The old British Desert Mail between Aleppo and Basrah, which had
been found so valuable for official communication between Europe and
India during the Napoleonic period, was abolished in 1833.
In 1836, however, in connection with the Chesney Expedition, a new
Dromedary Post between Bairut on the Syrian coast, and Hit on the
i i i lates, passing vid Damascas, was organised under the superintendence
of the British Consul-General in Syria. This line was continued to Basrah
m the form of a Horse Post by the British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Turkish
Iraq under the orders from
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.
; and in 1837 it was
directed, though the Red Sea " Overland " route to Europe had just been
fficially adopted, that duplicates of all important despatches passing
between England and India or vice versa should be sent by the Bairut-
Basrah line. Bairut, it may be mentioned, was already like Alexandria in
tegular steam communication with Europe. The cost of maintaining the
Bairut-Basrah Post from February 1338 to April 1843 amounted to
nearly Rs. 90,000.
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) 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 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to 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 annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: 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. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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