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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1531] (1686/1782)
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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1531
In 1876 the <f Dejleh/ , beloug'ing to the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Lynch and
Navigation Company (Messrs. Lynch), was sunk in the Tigris by fleet, 1876 —
striking the wreck of a native vessel which she had herself sent to the 7 ^-
bottom two years earlier. All efforts to refloat her failed, though divers
and apparatus were sent out from England for the purpose; and after
some delay her owners replaced her by the " Blosse Lynch/ ; a two-
funnelled steel vessel, 225 feet in length and 29 feet in beam, with a
tonnage of 383. The new steamer, built by Messrs. Rennie & Company
of London, cost £22,000 before she was put together at Messrs, Lynch-'s
Magil workshops near Basrah, and several thousand pounds more were
spent on her erection there. She was of more ambitious design than any
of her predecessors, but her greater size was not without attendant
disadvantages.
In 1878 the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company had Turkiah river
> sieanieis in
two steamers running on the Tigris and the net profit of their operations 1878.
was said to be about ^5 per cent, per annum.
The Turkish Government steamers on the Tigris in 187B numbered
seven j and in 1879 they were under the management of the Tuikish
Naval Commodore at Basrah ; but their administration frequently
changed hands, and in all circumstances it was haphazard and inefficient.
It was the custom of the Turkish administration to send one vessel Up
the Euphrates each year upon the spring floods; but the date of her
starting from Basrah was always uncertain, and the voyage, which
generally extended to Birijik was unremunerative. The officers of most
of the Turkish vessels were at this time British, and the annual net
earnings of the Turkish flotilla were believed to be at the rate of 8 per
cent., notwithstanding the unbusiness-like manner in which its affairs
were conducted.
The snow-fall in the mountains of Armenia in the winter of 1778-79
was very deficient, with the result that the level of the Tigris in the the
following summer was unprecedented!, low. To prevent injur, to rice Tigm, 1879.
cultivation on the lower reaches of the river the Wall of Baghdad
formed the extraordinary resolution of throwing a temporary dam across
the main channel at 'Azair (Ezra's Tomb), by which navigation between
Baghdad and Basrah would have been made impossible without Iranship-
ment. The scheme drew vehement protests from the merchants of
all nationalities at Baghdad, who represented that the loss to the
Turkish Government in customs revenue would be greater then the gain
iu (or rather saving of) agricultural receipts, and that the navigation
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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).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
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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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- 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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