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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1534] (1689/1782)
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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Protection
of British
steamers on
the Tigris,
1883.
Attempt by
the Turkish
Goverment
to prevent
British
navigation
on the
Tigris, 1883.
without fxpress sanction from the Turkish authorities. On the
Of the Company it was contended that no exception had been takeHn
I he past to the towing of native boats by British steamers, when
required, and that there was no difference in principle between the
towing of native boats and the towing of barges ; that the ri K ht to ra „
steamers .mphed the right to use steamers in any way that steamers
could be employed, which included the towing of barges; and, 6n a llv
that barges were towed by the steamers of the Turkish flotilla. The
upshot of the discussion seems to have been that in 1831 the use
of barges by the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Co,
permitted, but only for so long as a scarcity then existing in Meso-
potamia should continue.
During the negotiations the historical and legal basis of the British
navigation rights m Mesopotamia was thoroughly examined by Mr
Plowden the British Resident at Baghdad, who placed his conoiasions
on recni< in a lucid and able despatch. It was pointed out bv Mr.
ow -n that, in addition to local permissions and grants of various sorts,
there existed in Article 22 of the Capitulations of 1661 between Britain
an,, i urkey, confirmed by the Commercial Treaty of 1861, a general
warrant for free British navigation in all Turkish waters.
1-1 Apri' 1888, in consequence of disorders which then prevailed
neai -^'"arah, Turkish military guards were again
supplied to the British liver steamers, on which they travelled as deck
passengers.
In May 1883 the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Co. wished
to add a new vessel, the " Meji.lieh," to their fleet; hut the Wali of Bao-h-
dad asserted, in correspondence with the British Resident, that the Com-
pany were entitled to possess two vessels only, and that, when they found
. nece^ary to replace one of their ships, it must be by a ship of the same
16 ejniieb, it may be observed, was supposed to be a larger
steamer than any yet employed by the Company ; but, though her
beam exceeded that of the ■'Blosse Lynch ' by « feet in order to ^
a shallower dranght, her length was less bv 10 feet and her tonnage by
nninsTfi I "i ' ; ' e0t ' On t0 S ' Zeh "'" g thus ' ll ' s I" ,s ' ,d nf ' fundamenfallv
unjustified and unreasonable as it appeared, the Wali under orders from
tarn ' 17 the arSame " t that ' u " d - of ^eir
tJ • f ^ oncession > the Company had not the right to navigate the
Tigris at all, but only the Euphrates; and on the Uth June 1883 he
Mes"" Y L req " h " f C0,Onel Tweedie ' the ,,riti8h K^ident, to prevent
Messrs. Lynch s steamers from entering the Tigris. The Reside*
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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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