!['Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1267] (1422/1782)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_1422.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1267] (1422/1782)")
'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1267] (1422/1782)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
1267
mended, as a means of doing this without risk to the servants or property to a Resi-
of the Company, that leave should first be obtained from Karim Khan 1777 "
for removing the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to Bushehr, and that thereafter the establish
ment at Bushehr should be reduced to a single European employe, the
stock in whose charge was never to exceed Rs. 10,000 in value. Should
the Turks recover Basrah, however, they would permit a Resident to
be sent there, but not without previous sanction from themselves.
The Bombay Government must have hesitated to comply with these
orders, which were dated 4th July 1777, but did not reach India till the
30th April 1778, for no steps were taken to execute them before August
of the latter year. By that time a prospect of war with France had
arisen ; and the Government ol Bombay, as tliey thought that in case
of hostilities it would be necessary to have a representative of some
kind at Basrah for forwarding despatches between Europe and India,
decided to retain a Resident there. Another consideration by which
they "ueie influenced was that, if only one employe remained in the
Gulf, there would be no one at hand, in case of an accident befal
ling him, to take charge of the Company's interests and effects.
Accordingly they offered the appointment of Resident to Mr. Latouche,
at the same time directing his assistants, Messrs. Abraham and Galley,
as well as the Surgeon, Mr. Robinson, to return to India immediately
in the ' Eagle '; and the mercantile stock at Basrah was at the same
time ordered to be removed to Bushehr, and thence to India.
Latouche, in his reply, thanked the Bombay Government for the
honour that they had done liim in appointing him Resident; but he
was as slow to obey the orders of his superiors in regard to the reduction
of his staff as those superiors had themselves been in giving effect, in
a modified degree, to the intentions of the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
. On
the Jioth of April 1779, by which time the Persian occupation of Basrah
had ceased, Mr. Abraham and the Surgeon were still with the Resident
at Basrah.
When Basrah passed into the hands of the Persians, the private British trade
trade carried on there by Europeans declined almost to vanishing point; at Basrah
nor did it, with the lapse of time, show many signs of recovery. Almost Persifn 1116
the only kinds of merchandise that continued to be imported were coffee occu P ation »
and other gruff " or heavy goods from Masqat and Bushehr and a few 1 76 79 '
piece-goods from Surat. This state of matters occasioned serious incon
venience to the Resident, who received, as a supplement to his pay,
consulage at the rate of 1 per cent, on imports by Europeans ; in 1777
his income from this source amounted to little more than Rs.iSGO, and
89 a
About this item
- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1267] (1422/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575948.0x000017> [accessed 7 February 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575948.0x000017
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575948.0x000017">'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1267] (1422/1782)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575948.0x000017"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_1422.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1
- Title
- '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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence