!['Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1454] (1609/1782)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_1609.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1454] (1609/1782)")
'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1454] (1609/1782)
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.
1454
and Bombay; and any hostile morement directed against u«, whether fr
within our Indian frontier, might thus be effectually checked " 7^^ 0nt ot
fonnidahlo proportions, * COuld
It would put an end to (be present dangerous isolation of Persia ^
reheve that country from tie undue pressure to which she is suhm J- V d
and it would afford her a short, cheap, easy and safe outlet on the V r. ' '
he, trade witl. Euro,,, in place of ,he cUng e, J,.", aad ^
the Plack St a, which ^ entirely at the mercy of Russia, ' ' UJfc rout e by
It would h. easily defensible, both termini of the railway being on the open sea
The lepgth of the Railway, from Sea to Sea. would be about 850 miles.
The country does not present any serious engineering difficnlfiVa. ,
entire line being . atimated at from ,£8,U00 to £10,000 per mile. ' the
The capital which would be required would not exceed millions.
In 1S7II Mr. Andrew sought further to strengthen the case for the
Railway by mststing on the advantages in relation to British postal
oommun.oat.ons trade, and political prestige which it would confer an.l
of the semces wh.ch u m.ght tender to the cause of maintaining the
integrity of thp Ottoman Empire.
The Porte were believe,1 to be favourable to the constructio. of some
■adway connecting Mesopotamia with the rest of Turkey; but there
reason to thmk that they would prefer a line leading from Baghdad
At length, on the 23rd June 1871, a Select Committee of the Hon*
^ — lV f S to —i- and report upon the whole
" s ^ ^"Iway communication between the Mediterranean, the Black
bv sVstaff' ' ThiS C0mmittee ' Which Was over
^ ' J ( * 01 l(0te ' sat at different times in 1871 and 1872
onX'.ro " T n "" ,bt r f imp0rUlDtwitu esses, besides taking into
n TurW r S T 7 British consular officers
wel Lord St k 'I ^ nh0 ^ evidence bef o r o the Committee
cxCo.nmlnV' a P • LOrdS 8amJ,luret . ond Strathnairn,
s' Bartle Prere ' M - Go — •"
Jones I N n rl n + • nSon, A - Kemball, Captain Felix
experts; Mr. Thomas 3 'IT'f Sel } 1)7 ' Pv and topographical
Commander I .1 . n- ' ^ nch ( who had accompanied his brother
in tradeat Baghdad)' ^ aild had afterwards
local knowlrZr i l] ' and Mr ' E - D ^es, merchants of
the British Indf Sf ; and Mr. W. Mackinnon, Chairman of
consulted were fl ^ ^
neroertj 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.
at Baghdad,
r; (»3n
|i4!: 3
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' [1454] (1609/1782), 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_100023575949.0x00000a> [accessed 23 March 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575949.0x00000a
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_100023575949.0x00000a">'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1454] (1609/1782)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575949.0x00000a"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_1609.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