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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1469] (1624/1782)
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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1469
her by a vessel of similar size. No practical steps to this end were taken,
however, till some years later.
Meanwhile, as lias already been mentioned in connection with the
question of an addition to the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation
Company^ fleet, the status of the ' Comet" was once more called in ques
tion by the Turkish Government, who affected—as in 1864—to confound
her with Messrs. Lynch's vessels. At last, on the 31st March 1875, a
note was obtained from the Porte in which the u Comet ■" was clearly
distinguished from Messrs. Lynches steamers, and it was stated with
reference to her:
Pour ce qui est du bathnent de la Marine Royale la Comet, il continuera, comma
par le passe, a rester sur les rivieres de la Mesopotamie suivant I'entente precedemment
etablie.
J'ai rhonneur de porter a la connaissance de *Votre Excellence cette decision de la
Sablime Porte qui a ete deja communiquee telegraphiquement au Gouverneur-General
de Bagdad.
The " Comet/' after the abolition of the Indian Navy in 1863, became
a vessel of the
Bombay Marine
The navy of the East India Company.
. In 1873 she was commanded by
Mr. Powell, a retired Lieutenant of the late Indian Navy without any
commission; her armament consisted of two 9-pounders only, mounted
fore and aft, and her crew was composed almost entirely of Oriental
Christians, Turkish subjects.
Prior to 1863, that is, during the existence of the Indian Navy, the Prohibition
"Comet," according to the testimony of Commander Felix Jones and of the firing
of salutes by
Sir A. Kemball, constantly fired salutes, and no exception was ever taken the " Comet,"
by the Turkish authorities to her doing so; but later, one of her two guns
having been dismounted to give more room on deck, the practice was dis
continued. It was revived by Colonel Herbert, Acting
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.
,
about 1871, in which year the a Comet/' being at Basrah on the anniver
sary of the Sultan's accession, honoured the day with a salute,—a
courtesy that seemed to be appreciated by the Turkish Naval Commodore
of the station. In 1873, however', in consequence of the " Comet" having
fired a salute of 13 guns on the return of the
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.
from a tour,
objections were raised by II ad if
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Wali of Baghdad, and the question
was reported to Constantinople. Colonel Herbert alleged that the salute
was fired in strict accordance with old usage; but His Britannic Majesty's
Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople inclined to the view that, Baghdad
being not an open sea-port but a large town situated on a river far in the
* His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople.
i
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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).
- 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.
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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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- 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
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