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Letter no.978 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [297r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 28 Feb 1855. 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 letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Kemball’s earlier letter relating to maps of the Oman coast between Musandam and Ra's al Ḥadd, and further south of Ra’s al Ḥadd. Anderson writes to state that a map of the Arabian coast south of Ra’s al Ḥadd has recently been published, and that a copy will be forwarded to Kemball once it is received in Bombay. Anderson further states that skeleton charts of the coast will be prepared and forwarded to the Resident, for the purposes of producing Arabic place names as per Kemball’s suggestion.
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Letter no.978 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [297r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, f 297, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023443254.0x000015> [accessed 1 April 2025]
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- Letter no.978 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 297r:297v
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