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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [571] (615/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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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■BBH
GULF OF PERSIA.
571
then distinctly seen, but a stranger should not go in here without a pilot.
To work in between the A1 Yarron and Jillia Shoals, you should not
approach the former nearer than three and a half fathoms, and the latter
than three fathoms. After passing the north-western point of the Jillia
Shoal you may work into three fathoms, until you get Arad Bluff E. ^ S.,
when four fathoms to the westward and three to the eastward, until
you approach the inner harbour reef.
The western part of the north-western port of Bahrein is bounded by
the A1 Yarron and a reef running off from Bahrein. There is a narrow
channel between them, having only two fathoms in some parts.
The south-eastern port of Bahrein is only used by boats, one part of
the entrance being extremely narrow, and the navigation being intricate ;
a pilot should be taken for this port, as clear directions cannot be
possibly given.
D emaum.
Demaum is a small island on the southern side of Kateef Bay, with a
small village abreast of it, both belonging to Rahmah bin Jaubir. The
fort on the island is in lat. 26° 26' 30" N., long 50° 10' 30" E.
T own and I sland of J irhoot.
The town and island of Jirhoot are situated in the bottom of Kateef
Bay ; the island is about four and a half miles long, and one broad.
The town is in lat. 26° 33' 4" N., long. 50° 9' 5" E., and is about
two and a half miles from the main, being separated by the channel to
Kateef town. The island is thickly covered with date trees, and has
several small forts besides the town.
T own of K ateef.
The town of Kateef is in lat. 26° 33' N., long. 50° 5' 5" E. It is
situated at the back of the island of Jirhoot. There is, I believe, a
channel for large boats to the town, but we were not allowed to
examine it. This place belongs to the Chief of the Beni Khalid
Tribe, who acknowledge the superiority of the Turks since the fall of
Deriah. It has very little trade, as most of its dates supply the inland
tribes.
H as J amora.
Ras Jamora, the north-western point of Kateef Bay, is in lat. 26° 36'
27" N., long. 50° 13' 52" E. ; variation 4° 50" W. It is a low point, with
pretty good shelter under it in a north-wester. Within this point is a
narrow gut, where small vessels may lie sheltered in all winds. To
anchor within the point you should pass close to it, in three fathoms,
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
- Physical characteristics
Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:28, 1:48, 50:688, back-i
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